Solexel Management
Solexel Management

Michael Wingert, President & CEO

Mr. Wingert joined Solexel in 2009 as President and Chief Executive Officer.  He has an impressive track record over 29 years in delivering outstanding growth and performance for organizations with high-volume, low-cost, and technically-advanced products.  Previously, he was Executive Vice President and General Manager of Seagate, President and Chief Operating Officer of Maxtor, and Chief Executive Officer of Cornice, prior to which he had a successful career at IBM.  He received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering at the University of Minnesota.
 

Mehrdad Moslehi, Ph.D., Founder, Executive Chairman, & CTO

Dr. Moslehi founded Solexel (formerly Soltaix), his 3rd start-up venture, in 2005 and served as the company’s President & CEO until June 2009.  He received his M.S. and  Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, and has extensive industrial experience in the telecom, semiconductor, magnetic data storage, and solar photovoltaic industries (ITRC – Telecom Research Center, Honeywell-Synertek, GE-Intersil, Xerox PARC, Stanford University, Texas Instruments, CVC, Veeco, Semizone, and Solexel). He has a proven track record of developing advanced enabling technologies and delivering commercial products. He was the recipient of American Electronics Association's 50th Anniversary Award in 1993 and has been recognized as a Prolific Inventor by both the USPTO and Texas Instruments. Dr. Moslehi is a Fellow of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Lifetime Member of America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals, and holds over 220 issued patents.

Jonathan Michael, CFO

Mr. Michael joined Solexel in 2010 as Chief Financial Officer.  Prior to joining Solexel, he served as CFO for Sonim, Solyndra, TAK Imaging, and IXIMobile.  He also served as VP of Finance at Fairchild Semiconductor.  He brings 23 years of relevant experience and a strong track record of success across a wide variety of business categories including operations, high-volume manufacturing, mergers and acquisitions, accounting, and financial controls and management.  He received a Master of Business Administration from San Jose State and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Haifa University.
 

Mark Kerstens, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer

Mr. Kerstens joined Solexel in 2010 as Chief Sales and Marketing Officer.  Prior to joining Solexel, he served as Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing at BP Solar, a leading photovoltaic manufacturer and project developer.  He brings 17 years of experience in sales, marketing, strategy, and business development across a wide variety of channels and geographies.  He received a Master of Business Administration from Erasmus University in Rotterdam and Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) in Paris.

Homi Fatemi, VP of Corporate Business & Operations Development

Mr. Fatemi joined Solexel in 2007 as VP of Sales, Marketing, and Business Development.  He brings 30 years of engineering, sales and business development experience in the semiconductor, storage, and software industries having worked for Fairchild, Intel, AMD, Norsam, HPL, and YDI.  He has played a leading role in ushering startups to successful exits.  He has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.  He received his MS degree in Materials Science & Engineering from Stanford University and his MBA from Santa Clara University.  He has a track record of successful company exits (IPO, M&A), 10 patents, and has authored more than 20 publications.

Jay AshJaee, Ph.D., VP of Process Engineering

Dr. Ashjaee joined Solexel in 2010 as VP of Engineering.  He brings 30 years of engineering experience and more than 20 years of executive management with an established track record in developing advanced processing equipment for semiconductor and photovoltaics fabrication. Prior to joining Solexel, Dr. Ashjaee served as Vice President at SoloPower, ASM NuTool, and Lam Research. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and holds more than 20 patents.