Management

Dr. Chris Gronet: CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

Dr. Gronet, Chairman of the Board, founded Solyndra in May 2005 and served as our Chief Executive Officer and as a director until July, 2010. Previously he spent 11 years at Applied Materials, Inc., a semiconductor manufacturing equipment company, most recently as Vice President and General Manager of the Transistor, Capacitor and Gate product group. Dr. Gronet co-founded G-Squared Semiconductor Corporation (acquired by Applied Materials). Dr. Gronet also worked at SERA Solar Corporation, where he pioneered new photovoltaic technologies. Dr. Gronet holds over 20 U.S. patents in thin film and related technologies. He holds a B.S. in materials science and a Ph.D. in semiconductor processing, both from Stanford University.

BRIAN HARRISON: PRESIDENT AND CEO

Mr. Harrison joined Solyndra as President and CEO in July, 2010. Previously, he served as President and CEO of Numonyx, B.V. and Numonyx, Inc. from 2008. Prior to Numonyx, Mr. Harrison served as Vice President and General Manager of the Flash Memory Group of Intel Corporation, where he managed all flash memory businesses. Mr. Harrison’s career at Intel included roles as Vice President and General Manager of Intel Europe, Middle East, and Africa, where he was responsible for regional product sales and marketing, and General Manager of Fab/Sort Manufacturing, where he managed worldwide wafer production facilities. Harrison has a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Stanford University, and an MBA from Santa Clara University.

W.G. Bill Stover, Jr.: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Stover has served as our Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer since January 2010 and as our Vice President, Chief Financial Officer from December 2007 until January 2010. From June 1989 until August 2007, Mr. Stover served in various capacities at Micron Technology, Inc., a manufacturer of semiconductor devices, most recently Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Stover holds a B.A. in business administration with an accounting emphasis from Washington State University.

Ben Bierman: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS AND ENGINEERING

Mr. Bierman joined our company in August 2006 and has served in positions of increasing responsibility since that time, most recently as our Executive Vice President, Operations and Engineering since October 2009. Prior to joining our company, from March 2005 until August 2006, Mr. Bierman served as the Vice President-Business Management of Coherent, Inc., a laser and laser systems manufacturing company. Mr. Bierman served as Managing Director at Lam Research Corporation, a semiconductor manufacturing equipment company, from December 2003 to March 2005. Previously, during an eight-year tenure at Applied Materials, Inc. Mr. Bierman served as Director of Engineering and Technology and Managing Director of two product units. Mr. Bierman holds an associate’s degree in Engineering Technology from SUNY Farmingdale.

JOHN GAFFNEY: Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and General Counsel

Mr. Gaffney has served as our Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and General Counsel since January 2010. From January 2008 until December 2009, Mr. Gaffney was at First Solar, Inc., a manufacturer of cadmium telluride photovoltaic panels, serving as its Executive Vice President and chief legal officer. Prior to joining First Solar, he practiced law for over 20 years at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, where he became a partner in 1993 and advised numerous corporate and institutional clients on merger and acquisition and capital markets transactions. Mr. Gaffney holds a B.A. from The George Washington University and a J.D. and an M.B.A. from New York University.

Clemens G. Jargon: President EMEA & Corporate SVP

Mr. Jargon has served as President EMEA and Corporate SVP, since June 2010 and as Vice President EMEA from November 2008 until May 2010. In addition he is Managing Director of Solyndra GmbH, and oversees the company's EMEA operations. Mr. Jargon has more than 19 years of experience in sales, marketing and business management. During his tenure as Vice President & General Manager of Infineon’s Feature Phones business unit, he was involved in the development of cellular basebands and mobile phone platform solutions for the worldwide communication market. Previous to that, he held various management positions within the telecommunications sector of Siemens, including Senior Vice President Global Product Management and Senior Vice President Global Customer Care and Quality Management. He was assigned as a member of the Management Board of Siemens Mobile Phones. Before joining Siemens in 2000, Jargon held the post of Director After Sales Service for telecommunication terminals at T-Mobile and he served as a program manager for the German Air Force. Clemens holds an engineering degree from the University of the German Federal Armed Forces in Munich.

CORBY C. WHITAKER: VICE PRESIDENT OF NORTH AMERICA SALES

Mr. Whitaker joined Solyndra as our Vice President of North America Sales in July 2010. Mr. Whitaker joined from United Solar Ovonics, a subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, where he had worked since 2007, serving most recently as VP of North American Sales. Prior to United Solar Ovonics, Mr. Whitaker was director of sales and service for Johns Manville Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, from 2003-2007, where he managed sales of roofing systems and services. Before Johns Manville, he served in various executive and sales management roles for Suez Energy Services, Constellation NewEnergy, Inc., and Ingersoll Dresser Pump. Mr. Whitaker has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University.