Bruce Sohn
President, First Solar, Inc. (Chair)
Bruce Sohn has been the President of First Solar since2007. Mr. Sohn was formerly a senior executive at Intel Corporation and has served on First Solar’s Board of Directors since 2003. He was a technical and managerial consultant to the company prior to joining the management team. Mr. Sohn is responsible for technology development, manufacturing, expansion, quality, EHS, supply chain, MIS and worldwide human resources. In this role he leads operations for First Solar’s module business; systems engineering, procurement and construction business; and monitoring & maintenance business. First Solar, headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, is one of the world’s largest solar panel manufacturers with 4,700 employees and revenues at $2billion. Founded in Ohio, First Solar has more than 90% of its sales come from outside of the US, primarily from solar project developers and system integrators in Germany, France, Italy, and Spain. During his 24 years at Intel, Mr. Sohn played a leadership role in developing and manufacturing leading-edge semiconductor technology; designed an early generation transistor and spearheaded initiatives in cycle time reduction and automated operations; and served as an integral part of the start-up team at five Fabs, and was program manager for Intel's conversion to 300mm wafers and managed Intel's two largest Fabs. Mr. Sohn is the Chair of the Manufacturing Council.
