HelioVolt Corp., a producer of thin-film solar energy products, has hired Louay Eldada, Ph.D, as chief technical officer. In the new position, he will direct strategic technology planning and development for the company's advanced thin-film solar energy products.
Eldada joins HelioVolt from DuPont, where he served as chief technical officer, vice president of technology, vice president of engineering, and board director for DuPont Photonics Technologies. Prior to his five-year tenure at DuPont, Eldada founded and managed Telephotonics Inc. and also served at Honeywell Inc.