PV manufacturer LDK Solar yesterday announced the promotion of Xingxue Tong from his current position as President, Chief Operating Officer to CEO with immediate effect.
LDK Solar Co. (LDK), the world’s second- largest maker of wafers, cut 5,554 workers this year after plunging prices cut margins to record lows amid a shakeout that’s claimed thousands of renewable-energy jobs, according to a Bloomberg report today.
Cleantech-focused investor the Global Environment Fund (GEF) has appointed Luis Miranda as a senior adviser, where he will contribute to the company’s business in India.
Derrick Noe has become the second senior executive to leave Suzlon Energy Ltd. India’s biggest wind turbine maker, after resigning his position as chief financial officer (CFO) of the company’s German unit, Repower SE. Suzlon Group’s CFO Robin Banerjee quit last month to be replaced by Kirti Vagadia, the head of corporate finance.
Renesola has appointed Xiaoliang Liang as president of its China division, a newly-created position in which he will head the sales and the systems development business.
Liang has a varied business development and engineering background. From 2006 to 2010 he served a business director for Gamesa, where he led the team’s efforts in developing more than 2GW wind farms in northern and eastern China.
Beijing will boost employment in the renewable energy sector with policy and financial support to tackle job pressures and improve the city's environment, according to the city’s labor authority.
Anil Kakodkar has been unveiled as chairman of the recently launched Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a speech to the Indian Science Congress.
India's fast-growing clean and green sector is expected to create about one million new jobs over the next two years, offering employment opportunities in diverse areas, according to experts in the field.
World Bank subsidiary, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), announced on Thursday that it had made record investments results in the Asian-Pacific region during fiscal year 2011, with investment commitments in 120 projects totaling USD3.9 billion dollars for the region.
Photovoltaic manufacturer LDK Solar has appointed Ron Kenedi as president of Solar Tech US, a subsidiary dedicated to sales in the North American market.
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) today announced the appointment of Thierry Berthoud as Managing Director, Focus Area Energy and Climate.
According to an article which appeared in Executive Search Blog, Bluesteps, Russell Otter from Kelly Services claims with support from Singapore's government by 2015 there should be 18,000 green jobs available in the city sate. This implies that the green tech industry is on the rise and set to become area looking to employ more executives.
The Halcyon Group, a Singapore-headquartered investment holding company, today announced that it has appointed Howard Shaw as its senior vice president of corporate social responsibility.
Global express delivery and logistics giant UPS has appointed Scott Wicker to the newly created position of chief sustainability officer. He was previously the company's vice president of corporate plant engineering.
There's good news for people in the fast growing sustainability sector with a new global report showing that professionals in the carbon and climate change related industries are taking in about four percent more than last year, and that jobs are more secure despite the economic downturn.
A leading advocate for sustainable tourism approaches in the Asia Pacific region has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the new UN-endorsed Global Sustainable Tourism Council
This report by the World Bank spells out what the world would be like if it warmed by 4 degrees Celsius, which is what scientists are nearly unanimously predicting by the end of the century, without serious policy changes.
Companies in Asia reveal expectations that regulations that could lead to rising costs for reporting and reducing GHG emissions will also be the main sources of climate-related business opportunities.
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