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Rajiv Arya named CEO of Moser Baer's subsidiary
By siliconindia
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Tuesday, 23 December 2008, 23:56 IST
New Delhi: Moser Baer has named Rajiv Arya as the new Chief Executive Officer of its solar photovoltaic business. Arya has been with Moser Baer Photovolatic (MBPV), a wholly owned subsidiary of Moser Baer, since September 2007. He was MBPV's Chief Operating Officer until recently.
Arya is known and recognized in the industry as a senior technology leader with experience of over 25 years in the solar energy space. He has vast experience in building and integrating professionals into result-oriented multi-disciplinary teams and has been instrumental in scale-up and validation of three thin film technologies from research into pilot production.
Ratul Puri, Executive Director of Moser Baer, said, "We are fortunate to have someone of his caliber to take the company to the next level of success. We are leveraging our core R&D and high-tech manufacturing competencies to emerge as a significant player in the global solar photovoltaic industry and Rajiv is the ideal person for the job. I wish him every success in his new role."
Rajiv Arya said he was delighted to have been chosen to lead Moser Baer's PV business. "My focus will be on making Moser Baer one of the top five PV companies globally. With high quality manufacturing, cutting edge R&D and exploring and establishing new markets for PV, Moser Baer's business is poised for exponential growth."
Arya has earlier been the Chief Technology Officer of the California-based OptiSolar and Director of the Oregon Renewable Energy Centre in Portland, Oregon. He also had a long stint with the Virginia-based BP Solar. Rajiv has an M. Tech (Material Sciences) degree from IIT, Kanpur and a Ph.D in electrical engineering from Brown University in Rhode Island.