Governance First Solar, Inc.

FSLR

US3364331070

Renewable Energy Equipment & Services

Market Closed - Nasdaq Other stock markets 04:00:00 2025-01-16 pm EST			5-day change	1st Jan Change
190.89 ^USD	+2.18%		-0.13%	+8.31%

Jan. 16	First Solar Shares Rise After Seaport Global Upgrade	MT
Jan. 16	Banks, bulls and tame inflation

Executive Committee: First Solar, Inc.

Manager

Positions heldSince

Mark Widmar

59 year

Chief Executive Officer

2016-06-30

Caroline Stockdale

61 year

Human Resources Officer	2019-09-30
Public Communications Contact	2019-09-30

Markus Gloeckler

52 year

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

2020-06-30

Byron Jeffers

42 year

Investor Relations Contact	2025-01-05
Treasurer	2025-01-05

Alexander Bradley

43 year

Director of Finance/CFO

2016-10-23

Jason Dymbort

47 year

General Counsel	2020-06-30
Corporate Secretary	2020-06-30

Composition of the Board of Directors: First Solar, Inc.

Director

CommitteesSince

Mike Ahearn

68 year

Chairman

2000-07-31

Molly Joseph

51 year

Audit Committee	2017-06-11
Governance Committee	2017-06-11
Nominating Committee	2017-06-11
Finance Committee	2021-08-18
Compensation Committee	2021-08-18

Paul Stebbins

68 year

Audit Committee	2006-12-18
Compensation Committee	2006-12-18
Governance Committee Chair	2013-03-18
Nominating Committee Chair	2013-03-18

Michael Sweeney

67 year

Governance Committee	2003-06-30
Nominating Committee	2003-06-30
Compensation Committee Chair	2003-06-30

William Post

74 year

Compensation Committee	2011-07-21
Governance Committee	2010-06-22
Nominating Committee	2010-06-22

Norman Wright

60 year

Compensation Committee	2023-12-31
Governance Committee	2023-12-31
Nominating Committee	2023-12-31

Venkata Renduchintala

60 year

Audit Committee	2018-04-11
Finance Committee

Lisa Kro

59 year

Audit Committee Chair

2022-05-25

Mark Widmar

59 year

Director/Board Member

2016-06-30

Anita Marangoly George

64 year

Director/Board Member	2021-07-14
Independent Dir/Board Member	2021-07-14

Latest Appointments: First Solar, Inc.

First Solar, Inc. Announces Executive Changes	Jan. 10	CI
Array Technologies Names Darin Green as Chief Revenue Officer for North America	Jan. 06	CI
First Solar, Inc. Elects Venkata ?Murthy? Renduchintala as Member of the Board of Directors	24-05-09	CI
First Solar, Inc. Announces Board Retirements	24-02-16	CI
Factbox-Italy's govt nominees for top jobs at Enel, Eni, Terna	23-04-17	RE
First Solar, Inc. Announces Director Appointments	22-05-27	CI
First Solar, Inc. Announces Kathryn A. Hollister Not to Stand for Re-Election as A Member of the Board of Directors	22-04-01	CI

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Former Officers and Directors: First Solar, Inc.

Insider

Positions held

SinceUntil

R. Kennedy

Director/Board Member	2007-09-23	2024-05-07
Independent Dir/Board Member	2007-09-23	2024-05-07

Richard Chapman

Director/Board Member	2012-04-30	2024-05-07
Independent Dir/Board Member	2012-04-30	2024-05-07
Corporate Officer/Principal	-	-

Sharon Allen

Director/Board Member	2013-07-30	2022-05-25
Independent Dir/Board Member	2013-07-30	2022-05-25

Philip de Jong

Chief Operating Officer	2015-06-30	2021-04-29
Corporate Officer/Principal	2009-12-31	-

Raffi Garabedian

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	2012-05-02	2020-11-04
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	2021-04-29	-

Paul Kaleta

General Counsel	2014-02-28	2019-12-31
Corporate Secretary	-	2019-12-31

Christopher R. Bueter

Human Resources Officer

2016-01-31

2019-12-08

Bryan Robert Schumaker

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

2008-03-31

2019-05-09

Stephen Haymore

Investor Relations Contact

2019-02-28

Steve Krum

Public Communications Contact

2019-02-28

James F. Nolan

Director/Board Member	2003-01-31	2018-05-15
Independent Dir/Board Member	2003-01-31	2018-05-15

J. Presby

Director/Board Member	2006-07-31	2018-05-15
Independent Dir/Board Member	2006-07-31	2018-05-15

George Hambro

Director/Board Member	2007-04-30	2017-04-30
Chief Operating Officer	2005-01-31	2007-04-30
Director/Board Member	2011-12-31	2024-05-07
Independent Dir/Board Member	2011-12-31	2024-05-07

Christopher Burghardt

Sales & Marketing

2014-04-30

2016-08-31

James Hughes

Director/Board Member	2012-03-18	2016-08-31
Chief Executive Officer	2012-05-02	2016-06-30
Corporate Officer/Principal	2012-03-18	2012-05-02

Joe Kishkill

Corporate Officer/Principal

2013-07-31

2016-06-29

Ryan Ferguson

Public Communications Contact

2008-01-31

2013-12-31

Pak Keung Yung

Corporate Officer/Principal

2012-09-26

2013-11-30

Mary Gustafsson

Compliance Officer	2008-09-30	2013-09-30
General Counsel	2008-09-30	-
Corporate Secretary	2010-05-12	-

James G. Brown

Corporate Officer/Principal	2011-08-17	2013-04-07
Sales & Marketing	2011-08-17	2011-09-06

Timothy Rebhorn

Corporate Officer/Principal	2013-01-08	-
Sales & Marketing	2013-01-08	-

Lisa Bodensteiner

Corporate Officer/Principal

2009-09-30

2012-05-31

David J. Eaglesham

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

2009-12-03

2012-05-02

Thomas Plagemann

Corporate Officer/Principal

2011-02-28

2012-04-30

Markus E. Beck

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

2008-09-30

2012-01-31

T. K. Kallenbach

Corporate Officer/Principal	2011-07-24	2011-12-31
Sales & Marketing	2009-12-13	2011-07-24

José Villarreal

Director/Board Member	2007-09-23	2011-12-31
Independent Dir/Board Member	2011-07-21	2011-12-31

James Zhu

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor	2009-11-17	2011-12-31
Director of Finance/CFO	2011-01-02	2011-04-13

Robert J. Gillette

Director/Board Member	2009-09-30	2011-10-24
Chief Executive Officer	2009-09-30	2011-10-24

Jens Meyerhoff

Director of Finance/CFO	2006-05-21	2011-01-02
Corporate Officer/Principal	2011-01-02	2011-08-31

Bruce Sohn

President

2003-06-30

2011-04-29

Richard Hossfeld

Corporate Officer/Principal

2007-08-31

2010-09-30

John T. Gaffney

Corporate Officer/Principal

2009-11-30

I. Paul Kacir

General Counsel	2006-10-01	2009-05-31
Corporate Secretary	2006-10-01	2009-05-31

Dennis Fitzgibbons

Corporate Officer/Principal

2009-03-29

John Carrington

Sales & Marketing

2008-04-30

2008-12-31

Kenneth M. Schultz

Corporate Officer/Principal

2002-10-31

2008-10-30

Maja Wessels

Public Communications Contact	2009-11-09	-
General Counsel	2009-11-08	2009-11-09

Larry Polizzotto

Investor Relations Contact	2011-03-21	2012-03-20
Public Communications Contact	2008-04-23	2011-03-21

Doug Duval

Corporate Officer/Principal

2011-06-14

James R. Lamon

Chief Operating Officer	2012-04-30	2012-07-01
Corporate Officer/Principal	2011-06-14	-

David Brady

Investor Relations Contact	2007-06-30	-
Treasurer	2011-11-29	-

Todd Spangler

Corporate Officer/Principal

2011-08-21

Carol Campbell

Human Resources Officer

2009-11-30

Heiner Eichermüller

Corporate Officer/Principal

2011-06-14

Jim Flanary

Chief Operating Officer

2002-12-31

Wayne G. Monie

Corporate Officer/Principal

2000-12-31

2001-12-31

Scott S. Brown

Corporate Officer/Principal

Cory D. Steffek

Corporate Officer/Principal

John Struble

Corporate Officer/Principal

John Bohland

Corporate Officer/Principal

Michelle Leetham

Compliance Officer

Stefan Zschiegner

Corporate Officer/Principal

Paula Vaughnn

Public Communications Contact

Andrew Nekus

Corporate Officer/Principal

Ted Meyer

Public Communications Contact

2010-12-13

Scott Leigh Gilbert

Director of Finance/CFO

Gregory Nelson

Chief Operating Officer

Stephan Gernot Hansen

Corporate Officer/Principal

2009-06-01

Lisa Morse

Public Communications Contact

2009-06-30

Christoph Loeb

Public Communications Contact

2009-09-06

Teddy Zhou

Corporate Officer/Principal

Alan Bernheimer

Public Communications Contact

2010-06-09

Jean-Noel Poirier

Corporate Officer/Principal

Robert Baumgartner

President

Bob Williams

Director of Finance/CFO

Daniel Oros

Corporate Officer/Principal

Tom Kuster

Corporate Officer/Principal

2012-03-18

Luke Fairborn

Public Communications Contact

Michelle Pereira

Public Communications Contact

Christopher G. Bowen

Corporate Officer/Principal

John H. Mufich

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

Doug Rose

Corporate Officer/Principal

Richard Gruber

Corporate Officer/Principal

Kurt R. Wood

Corporate Officer/Principal

Age distribution of managers

Parity Men Women

Male	16
Female	4

Of which Executive Committee

Male	5
Female	1

Of which Directors

Male	7
Female	3

ESG MSCI

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Environment

Social

Governance

Controversy

First Solar, Inc. specializes in the design, manufacturing and marketing of photovoltaic solar modules. Net sales break down by activity as follows: - sale of photovoltaic modules (99.3%); - sale of photovoltaic systems (0.6%). - other (0.1%). Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (96%), France (2.1%), Japan (0.2%), and other (1.7%).

Employees

6,700

Sector

Renewable Energy Equipment & Services

Calendar

2025-02-19 - Q4 2024 Earnings Release (Projected)

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