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ECD Appoints Julian Hawkins CEO and President

Jay Knoll named EVP and chief restructuring officer

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Julian Hawkins as CEO and president and a member of the Board of Directors, effective Dec. 5, 2011. In addition, the board has appointed Jay Knoll as executive vice president and chief restructuring officer and a member of the Board of Directors effective Dec. 5, 2011.

Under this leadership structure, Hawkins and Knoll will share management responsibilities, with Hawkins focusing primarily on the company’s solar operations and Knoll focusing primarily on the strategic alternatives processes undertaken by the company. Both Hawkins and Knoll will report directly to the Board of Directors.

“We are pleased to bring in Julian as our new CEO,” said Stephen Rabinowitz, chairman of ECD’s Board of Directors. “Julian is an experienced and talented executive with important industry knowledge and relationships who can re-invigorate our sales efforts and optimize the deployment of our lightweight, flexible technology in commercial opportunities around the world. We are confident that Julian will have an immediate positive impact on our solar business.

“We are also pleased that Jay will transition into this new role, where he will be able to fully devote his considerable talents and experience to navigate through the current environment and position us for the future,” said Rabinowitz. “Julian and Jay together provide a strong leadership team for us to move our business forward and maximize value for our constituents.”

Hawkins has been senior vice president, sales and marketing of Abound Solar since June 2008, and has more than 25 years of experience in sales and marketing roles in Europe, Asia and the Americas, including senior management positions at Integrated Device Technologies, Infineon Technologies and Samsung Semiconductor.

Knoll had been the company’s interim president since May 2011, and before that, was the company’s executive vice president, general counsel and chief administrative officer.


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