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James Hughes hired by First Solar as Chief Commercial Officer

The new appointment should aid cadmium telluride solar manufacturer First Solar to advance in a number of areas. This will include business and project development, EPC and product management

In a newly created role designed to accelerate First Solar's entry into emerging markets, Hughes will offer comprehensive leadership responsibility in a number of areas.

He will contribute to global business development and sales, project development, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), product management and international public affairs and communications.

Reporting to Hughes will be Jim Brown, Executive Vice President of Global Business Development; Maja Wessels, Executive Vice President of Global Public Affairs; Jim Lamon, Senior Vice President of EPC and Operations and Maintenance; Tom Kuster, Vice President of Product Management and Customer Service; and Ted Meyer, Vice President of Global Corporate Communications.

"Jim is extraordinarily prepared to help First Solar open new markets and reach revenue goals," says Mike Ahearn, First Solar's Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer. "We will benefit greatly from his diverse and extensive global and operational experience in the energy sector."

Most recently, Hughes was CEO and Director of AEI, which owned and operated power distribution, power generation, natural gas transportation and services, and natural gas distribution businesses in emerging markets worldwide. Previously, he was President and Chief Operating Officer for Prisma Energy, which was formed out of former Enron interests in international electric and natural gas utilities.

Hughes earned a juris doctor from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law, a Certificate of Completion in international business law from Queen Mary's College, University of London, and a bachelor's degree in business administration from Southern Methodist University.
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