First Solar (FSLR) Tech Chief Eaglesham Retires, Successor Named
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First Solar, Inc. (Nadaq: FSLR) announced the retirement of Dave Eaglesham, Chief Technology Officer, and the appointment of Raffi Garabedian as his successor. Garabedian joined First Solar in 2008 as Director of Disruptive Technologies, and was promoted to Vice President of Advanced Technologies in 2010, overseeing the Company’s advanced research and development (R&D) operations in Santa Clara, Calif.
Eaglesham joined First Solar in 2006, and during his six years as First Solar’s top technologist the Company’s R&D group has achieved multiple world records for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) cell and module efficiency.
Garabedian earned a BSEE degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic University and an MSEE degree from the University of California at Davis. Prior to joining First Solar, he was founder and CEO of Touchdown Technologies, a semiconductor test equipment company. Prior to that, Garabedian worked in the semiconductor and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) industries for over 15 years, developing new products ranging from automotive sensors to telecommunications switching systems, and holds more than 20 issued patents in these fields.
Eaglesham joined First Solar in 2006, and during his six years as First Solar’s top technologist the Company’s R&D group has achieved multiple world records for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) cell and module efficiency.
Garabedian earned a BSEE degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic University and an MSEE degree from the University of California at Davis. Prior to joining First Solar, he was founder and CEO of Touchdown Technologies, a semiconductor test equipment company. Prior to that, Garabedian worked in the semiconductor and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) industries for over 15 years, developing new products ranging from automotive sensors to telecommunications switching systems, and holds more than 20 issued patents in these fields.
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