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10 June 2009

 

OPEL appoints director of Asian business development

OPEL International Inc of Shelton, CT, USA and Toronto, Canada, which makes high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) panels (as well as both roof- and ground-based dual- and single-axis solar trackers for mounting them), has appointed Steven Lam as director of Asian Business Development. Lam will focus on the expanding solar markets of China, South Korea, Malaysia and Thailand by building OPEL’s footprint in sales, marketing and operations for the region.

Lam will be based in Shelton and will spend significant periods of time in Asia to handle OPEL’s current customer base and to develop growth strategies for the region.

“The decision to build staff in Asia reinforces OPEL’s commitment to establishing a market presence in all regions of the world,” says CEO Robert Pico. “We see the Asian countries broadening their deployment of solar electric power generation as a result of the many solar incentives recently put in place in the region,” he adds. “We also look to Asia to contribute to OPEL’s manufacturing process.”

Lam has more than 30 years of integrated systems and semiconductor experience in general management, sales, marketing, and product engineering. His expertise includes formulating product strategy, new product concepts, product business plans and development, as well as launching new products to market and customer management. Lam has worked for ITT, Honeywell and Teradyne. He has also worked for TranSwitch Corp for over 20 years in senior sales, marketing, and engineering roles (most recently as director of Asian sales). He holds both Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of New Haven.

“Steve has extensive experience developing Asian markets and he will play an important role in broadening OPEL’s business in the Asian market,” says Frank Middleton, VP of marketing. “OPEL can increase its responsiveness to customers in the region and develop relevant growth plans for its solar business in the Far East,” he adds.

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