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Management Team
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| Stephen C. Kircher - CEO |
Stephen C. Kircher has served as the Chairman of our Board of Directors since September 2006. Mr. Kircher has served as our Chief Executive Officer and President since December 29, 2006. Mr. Kircher served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of SPI since its inception in May 2006. Just prior to forming SPI, Mr. Kircher served as a consultant to International DisplayWorks, Inc. from December 2004 through April 2006. Previously, Mr. Kircher served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International DisplayWorks, Inc. from July 2001 until December 2004. Mr. Kircher has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, San Diego.
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| Jeff Winzeler - CFO |
Jeff Winzeler joined Solar Power, Inc. in January 2007 to form our franchise subsidiary and operations. Previously Mr. Winzeler served as International DisplayWorks, Inc.'s Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer from January 2005 until January 2007. For 17 years prior to International DisplayWorks, Inc., he served as Group Controller for Intel Corporation in Folsom, California, where he was responsible for all fiscal aspects of the $2 billion Flash memory division, the Controller for the Penang, Malaysia-based Worldwide Assembly division, where he served as manufacturing controller, as controller at Intel’s largest eight-inch wafer manufacturing facility and as operations controller for facilities in Jerusalem and Haifa, Israel. Mr. Winzeler is a graduate of the University of Idaho where he majored in Finance.
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| Bradley Ferrell - President of Business Development |
Bradley Ferrell is President of SPI and directs all business development activity. Prior to joining SPI, Mr. Ferrell was the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for International DisplayWorks, Inc. (IDW). In this role, he directed worldwide sales where he grew revenue from $10 million in 2001 to over $100 million in FY 2006. Mr. Ferrell began working for IDW in 2001 as a Production Coordinator with the primary focus on Hong Kong and China operations. In 2002, he was appointed Domestic Sales Manager. Prior to joining IDW, Mr. Ferrell worked as an analyst in the technology sector of a brokerage firm. Mr. Ferrell received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Southern Methodist University.
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| Eric Hafter - Chief Strategy Officer |
As Chief Strategy Officer for SPI, Eric is responsible for product and technology development and adoption. In this role, Eric provides the necessary guidance to ensure SPI maintains a leadership role within the solar energy industry. For over 25 years, Eric has provided leadership and results in developing large-scale renewable energy and commercial property projects. Previously, Eric served for more than ten years on the PowerLight Corporation Board of Directors. In 2004, Eric joined PowerLight's Senior Management Team as General Manager for European Operations where he initiated PowerLight's market entry and ensured its success in the world's leading solar energy markets of Germany and Southern Europe. Eric managed the formation of PowerLight's European subsidiary and held full P&L responsibility for planning and management of all business operations.
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| Todd Lindstrom - Executive Vice President of Solar Power, Inc. |
Todd brings over 18 years of experience in construction and construction related industries to Solar Power, Inc. From 2001 to 2005, Mr. Lindstrom was directly involved in the development and financing of over $80 million of photovoltaic solar projects for commercial, residential and government clients throughout California. From 2004 to 2005, Mr. Lindstrom was the Vice President of Sun Power and Geothermal Energy. From 2001 to 2003, he served as Vice President of the Electric and Gas Industry Association. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Lindstrom worked nationally as Vice President of Dealer Relations for CarsDirect.com. Prior to that he was a franchisee of Floor Coverings International (FCI). Mr. Lindstrom is an alumnus of California State University, Sacramento where he focused on Marketing and Public Relations.
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| Jack Patton - Chief Technology Officer |
Jack Patton serves as Solar Power Inc.’s Chief Technology Officer and has over 36 years experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Design Engineering and Research and Development. Prior to joining Solar Power Inc., Mr. Patton was a consultant in the solar PV industry, Vice President of Technology Development at International DisplayWorks, President of Patton Engineering Inc., and Director of Engineering at Cybernex Corporation. Mr. Patton has also had engineering and management positions for Storage Technology, Hewlett Packard, General Electric, and IBM. Mr. Patton received a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.
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| Robert Wood - Chief Operations Officer |
Robert is the Chief Operations Officer with Solar Power, Inc., where he oversees and manages the all aspects of the growing organization’s international operations including manufacturing, information technology, new product design and development, as well as the development and deployment of all operations strategies. Previously, Robert was one of the principle founders of Calnet Business Bank (CBB) and served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of the Bank, where he oversaw technology development and strategic initiatives. As one of the founding members, Robert worked with CBB since its inception in early 2000, performing strategic consulting services to the pre-incorporation organization. Prior to Calnet Business bank, Robert was the Senior Vice President and Director of Technology for River City Bank where he led the technology efforts of the bank and designed and built a number of banking systems including the bank’s treasury management system.
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