18 June 2014

Stion adds two executives to support growth

Stion Corp of San Jose, CA, USA, which makes nanostructure-based CIGSS (copper indium gallium sulphur-diselenide) thin-film photovoltaic panels, has added two new executives to support its continued growth:

Pete DeGraff has been appointed executive VP of sales & marketing. He has over 18 years of sales and marketing leadership experience in rapid-growth technology organizations, including serving as executive VP of sales & marketing at Satcon Technology Corp. DeGraff received his Masters in Business Administration from San Francisco State University and a Bachelors Degree from Alma College.

Louis Golato will serve as VP of manufacturing. He has over 30 years of experience leading large and complex semiconductor and lithium battery operations in the USA, China, Korea, Scotland and Taiwan, including holding similar positions at A123 Systems Inc, Texas Instruments, Digital Equipment and Intel Corp. Golato has a B.S. in Finance from Bryant University.

Stion says that its unique approach to CIGS solar module production leverages proprietary materials and device expertise along with a robust, high-volume manufacturing process. Founded in 2006, the firm has shipped products to five continents from its mass-production facility in Hattiesburg, Mississippi (opened in 2012).

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