Chi Siamo

Nanosolar è un produttore leader di pannelli e celle solari a film sottile particolarmente convenienti.

Utilizziamo un processo di stampa industriale per rivestire una pellicola a basso costo in alluminio con un inchiostro CIGS (rame, indio, gallio, diselenurio) a base di nanoparticelle, al fine di creare le celle solari più sottili ed i pannelli solari più economici al mondo.

Il pannello Utility Nanosolar è progettato specificamente per ridurre i costi dell’installazione e del resto del sistema.

Forte di una sede centrale e di un impianto produttivo delle celle solari a San Jose (California) e di uno stabilimento automatizzato di assemblaggio dei pannelli nei pressi di Berlino (Germania), Nanosolar sta creando un’efficiente rete di distribuzione globale per fornire energia solare conveniente.

Nanosolar è guidata da un team di manager di livello mondiale ed è supportata dai principali investitori nelle tecnologie pulite e generatori di energie rinnovabili, tra cui Benchmark Capital, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Energy Capital Partners, EDF Energies Nouvelles e AES Solar.

Il nostro management esecutivo

Eugenia Corrales
Chief Executive Officer
Eugenia Corrales joined Nanosolar in May 2010 as EVP Operations and Engineering. Prior to joining Nanosolar, Corrales was founder and CEO of Sunmodular, a manufacturer of heat transfer solutions for photovoltaic modules. Prior to starting Sunmodular, she was Vice President of Engineering for SolFocus, a manufacturer of high-concentration photovoltaic systems. From 1999 to 2007, she held multiple executive positions at Cisco Systems, last as Vice President of Product Operations. Prior to Cisco, she held multiple leadership roles in product development and manufacturing at Hewlett Packard, where she worked for eleven years. Corrales holds a bachelor’s degree in Physics from Grinnell College and a master’s degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Stanford University.

Becky Baybrook
Vice President, Human Resources
Becky Baybrook joined Nanosolar in June 2010 as VP Human Resources. Prior to Nanosolar, Becky was VP, Global HR & Administration for Silicon Storage Technology, Inc., a semiconductor company. From 2002 to 2008 she was VP, Human Resources for PDF Solutions, Inc. with multiple offices in Asia & Europe. Earlier, Becky worked for 3Com and then for Vitria Technologies in significant HR generalist roles. She began her career working for Knight-Ridder, Inc. a media company where she was VP, Human Resources on the corporate staff. Becky holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Westmont College and a PhD in Organizational Psychology from University of South Florida.

Dave Jackrel
Vice President, Research and Development
Dave Jackrel leads Nanosolar’s R&D. Prior to joining Nanosolar in 2007, Jackrel completed his Postdoctoral research at Stanford University. His studies and work include more than 13 years experience in photovoltaic research and development including work in thin film solar cells, nanostructured architectures, III-V materials for multi-junction cells, and module packaging. Dave has a BS from Cornell University, and an MS and a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University.

John McAdoo
Chief Financial Officer
John McAdoo joined Nanosolar in September 2010 as CFO. Recently, John worked as CFO of Envivio Inc., a venture backed startup where he played a leading role in a turnaround operation and fundraising. Prior to Envivio, John worked for ARM Holdings plc from 2000 to 2008 in a number of executive positions, including VP Finance & Administration. He started his career with Arthur Andersen & Co. and then Novartis, the Swiss pharmaceutical and chemical company. John holds a BA (Econ) Hons Degree from the University of Manchester, England and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Our Board of Directors

Guido Polko
Executive Chairman of the Board
Guido brings more than 23 years of leadership and achievements as an entrepreneur, sales- and managing executive in developing high tech ventures and markets in Europe, Asia and USA. He has focused the past two years on scouting private equity placement and venture capital opportunities in the areas of alternative energy, energy efficiency, renewable energy storage, and electronic vehicles (EVs) as an angel investor and on behalf of a European Family Office. As part of these activities he continues to grow his powerful network of industry and government contacts in the Californian and U.S. energy markets.

Prior to deepening his investment focus in the area of renewable energy, he served as Attensity Group’s Chief Strategic Officer, which he co-founded, and where he oversaw operations in all global regions focused on continuously calibrating the group’s strategic directions while also leading global M&A initiatives. In 2010, he was instrumental in merging Living-e, Inc., and Empolis GmbH into the Attensity Group, which has since grown to a 300+ employee software company delivering award-winning Customer Experience Management software applications. Guido founded webEdition Software GmbH in 2003 which later became Living-e AG, which he led as CEO and took public in Germany in 2006. Subsequently, he established Living-e, Inc. in San Francisco, where he also served as CEO.

His past roles include numerous board member seats and managing director positions at privately held management consulting- and venture capital investment firms in Germany. From 1994 to 1999, Guido was executive director of GfK Asia, the Asia arm of the market research services giant GfK AG (GFK), where he successfully restructured operations, developed new services and launched the mainland China business. He started his business career at Proctor & Gamble where he quickly climbed the managerial rungs within the financial and sales areas. Guido holds a MBA degree from the University of Duisburg-Essen and studied Business Administration and Economics at the University of Toronto.

John Trbovich
Managing Director, Arsenal Venture Partners
Mr. Trbovich is a co-founding managing director of Arsenal Venture Partners, a private equity firm focused on the intersection of the commercial and government sectors. Arsenal Venture Partners manages and advises multiple private equity funds, including: (i) Arsenal Venture Partners II, an early stage venture capital firm; (ii) OnPoint Technologies, the U.S. Dept. of Defense’s venture capital fund; (iii) MILCOM Technologies, a seed-stage fund focused on defense contractors and the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s National Laboratory System; and (iv) the Florida Opportunity Fund. Each of the funds managed by AVP focus on investing in companies within the energy, IT, communications, semiconductor and materials sectors. John managed the firm’s investments in A123 Systems, Iosil Energy, IFCT, LS9, Mustang Vacuum Systems, Nanosolar, Superprotonic, & TelASIC.

Prior to his tenure at AVP, John spent his career advising emerging growth technology companies in such areas as strategy, business development and corporate finance. Most recently, John was a principal investor in the communications and information technology sectors. Prior to that role, John was a co-founder & principal of E*OFFERING, the San Francisco investment bank that specialized in the online delivery of financial products. Mr. Trbovich was also a senior technology banker at Robertson Stephens & Co., where he participated in raising billions of dollars for technology companies as well as advising on mergers and acquisitions. Previously, John worked in merchant banking for Metzler Corp., the oldest privately-held German bank, and the investment banking department of Salomon Smith Barney. John is a graduate of the Harvard Business School and the School of Engineering at Columbia University.

Erik Oldekop
Executive Director
Erik Oldekop leads aeris CAPITAL`s renewable energy investment practice. aeris CAPITAL is a Swiss private investment office, advising a high net worth individual and his foundation, one of Germany’s largest charitable foundations. aeris CAPITAL is active in all asset classes, globally. Operating from a sustainable asset base, with a long-term investment horizon, aeris strives to achieve the highest quality standards in all its investment activities, while delivering superior, risk-adjusted returns. Before joining aeris, Erik was the general manager for Europe of a U.S. solar panel manufacturer. Starting in 1997, Oldekop worked as an investment professional at Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt, Tokyo and San Francisco. He holds a PhD in Semiconductor Physics from Hahn Meitner Institute, Berlin.

Erik Straser
General Partner, Mohr Davidow Ventures
Erik Straser leads MDV's cleantech investment team. Prior to MDV, Erik worked at Interval Research Corp., a technology incubator funded by Paul Allen, and at Los Alamos National Laboratory as a technical staff member. Straser serves on the advisory council of the Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency as well as on the advisory boards of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP), Stanford's BASES, NVCA Cleantech Council, and Cleantech Venture Network. Straser earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from Harvey Mudd College and both doctoral and master's degrees from the Stanford University School of Engineering.