Solaria Appoints New President, Solar Industry Veteran Vikas Desai
Solaria Corporation, a global provider of premium solar energy products, today announced the appointment of solar industry veteran Vikas Desai as the company’s new president. Solaria’s current president Howard Wenger will continue with the company as a board member and strategic advisor.
An accomplished solar industry executive, Mr. Desai served as senior vice president and general manager of SunPower Corporation’s (NASDAQ: SPWRA) residential and light commercial business unit, which he founded and scaled up to $1 billion in annualized revenues. Vikas Desai also held CEO roles at EchoFirst (acquired by SunEdison) and Powerside, a power analytics provider, and served as senior vice president and general manager at the distributed solar divisions of both SunEdison and Flextronics.