28 September 2012

First Solar appoints managing director and VP of Business Development, China

First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services, has appointed Bruce Yung as managing director and vice president of Business Development for China, based at the firm’s office in Beijing. He will report to Jim Brown, executive vice president of Global Business Development.

Yung has 25 years of experience in the energy industry throughout Asia and Europe. Most recently, he was managing director of China Renewable Energy Investment Limited, a renewable energy company focused on China. Prior to that, he held senior positions in business development, mergers and acquisitions, asset management and strategy with global energy companies such as British Petroleum, Entergy Power Group and British Gas.

"Bruce's extensive and diverse global experience across the energy industry will be a valuable asset to First Solar and our customers as we continue to grow and invest in the Chinese market," said Brown. "His first-hand knowledge of the entire power life-cycle, from development to operation, will help us to expand the market for utility-scale solar PV power plants in China and to deliver value to Chinese solar power producers."

"I am excited to lead First Solar's effort to bring its leading thin-film technology and unparalleled experience in utility-scale solar to the Chinese market in order to help China reach its ambitious renewable energy goals," said Yung.

Yung earned BS and PhD degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Birmingham and an MBA from Henley Management College in the United Kingdom. He is currently vice chairman of the Energy Committee at the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and Co-Chair of the Renewable Energy Chapter of the Independent Power Producers Forum.

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