In his capacity as CEO of Solar Thin Films, Mr. Lewis is leading an effort to both broaden the scope of STF’s product line and lower production costs, by properly funding research and development of new generation CIGS manufacturing equipment and by taking advantage of global procurement opportunities to lower costs. Peter brings management and transactions skills to STF gained from over two decades experience with growth stage technology ventures – including Clean Tech and IT companies – in both management and financial consulting capacities.

Mr. Lewis’ clean technology experience includes fours years with Chronar Corporation during the late ‘80s – then the world’s leading thin film company – in which he held several management positions including International Marketing Manager; two years as co-founder and EVP of KmX Corporation from 2005 to 2006 – a development stage company with proprietary membrane technology used in the chemical recycling and ethanol industries; and recently as consultant to RESI – a research company engaged in the development of CIGS technology. He has also worked with DRI/McGraw-Hill and as Chief Operating Officer of CA Technology – now Agilence – a software firm with applications in digital video and security.

Mr. Lewis’ transaction experience comes from five years as Partner of The Avatar Group, a Boston-based boutique investment-banking firm providing a range of advisory and transaction services to both private and public companies – predominantly technology-based firms.

Mr. Lewis holds a B.A. from Columbia College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

As Vice President of Business Development, Dr. Stamenić has primary responsibility for leading Solar Thin Films efforts to supply turnkey systems to investors and entrepreneurs interested in entering the rapidly growing photovoltaic field. He brings decades of international experience in the photovoltaic industry by bridging from his applied research background to PV related business development.

Dr Stamenić is an internationally recognized professional engineer with more than sixteen years of engineering, research, academic, consulting and management experience in all aspects of photovoltaics. He is highly proficient in people and project management, as well as researcher and project leader for various technology, energy engineering, and renewable energy related projects. He has successful track record in carrying out and directing versatile PV projects, fund raising and project management, as well as R&D activities in both academia and industry.

Dr Stamenić brings extensive proficiency and applied research expertise in PV manufacturing, including crystalline silicon, as well as thin film PV module production. In addition he has specific solar PV and electrical engineering expertise in the area of building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV). He has been responsible for the design, engineering and multidisciplinary consulting for numerous BIPV projects internationally.

Dr Stamenić has published more then fifty scientific papers and numerous photovoltaic related books and is a frequent lecturer delivering speeches and training programs internationally. He is also the past President of the Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA). Dr Stamenić is a member of various professional organizations, as well as PV related expert committees, such as International Electrotechnical Committee (IEC) - IEC TC82.

As Vice President of Manufacturing, Mr. Kupecz has primary responsibility for the company’s existing product design and manufacturing capabilities in Hungary, as well as its on-going efforts to reduce costs through global procurement. He brings extensive and versatile experience in manufacturing, design, engineering and project management.

Mr. Kupecz has been involved in numerous international engineering and manufacturing ventures. He started his career at Radiotechnic as a development engineer in Budapest, and continued in Denmark and Hungary by working with BRG where he had managed the engineering team that successfully developed a unique micromotor with gearbox for Danish company LEGO. When the LEGO Group sold its joint venture company LMM Kft. to a German motor factory – Faulhaber Motors – Mr. Kupecz continued a successful career managing the company’s manufacturing division. He also worked for Servo Magnetics Inc. in Los Angeles, where he worked on special brush-less DC motor development.

Mr. Kupecz is an established manufacturing expert with high level of creativity, organizational skills and structured way of thinking, which helps him to successfully coordinate and manage STF manufacturing division.