Tom Werner, chief executive officer of SunPower Corp., a San Jose, Calif.-based manufacturer of solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, was named Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur Award in the engineering and manufacturing category for northern California.
The award, selected by an independent panel of judges, recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading growth-oriented businesses. As a northern California award winner, Werner is now eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2007 national program, SunPower adds.
