Dr. Fusen E. Chen and J. Michal Conaway have joined the board of directors of GT Solar International, a provider of specialized equipment and technology for the solar power industry.
Chen is the executive vice president and chief technology officer for Novellus Systems Inc., a provider of advanced process equipment for the semiconductor industry. Prior to joining Novellus, he spent 10 years at Applied Materials, where he worked as the group vice president and general manager for the copper physical vapor deposition and interconnect product business group.
Conaway is the founder and CEO of Peregrine Group LLC, an executive consulting firm. Prior to 2000, he held various management and executive positions, including serving as chief financial officer of Fluor Corp. Conaway also serves as a director of Quanta Services Inc. and Cherokee International Corporation, as well as a director of Elgin National Industries Inc. and Enterra Holdings Ltd.
SOURCE: GT Solar
