Sargent, who has 20 years experience working with public and private high-tech companies, most recently served as executive vice president and general manager of Veeco Instruments' Metrology and Instrumentation business.
In her role at Veeco, a provider of nanoscale applications for the data storage, semiconductor and other markets, she also was responsible for worldwide corporate marketing and business development activities.
From 1997 to 2002, Sargent was the president and CEO of Voyan Technology, a software company concerned with advanced process control and performance optimization for semiconductor and broadband communication industries.
Sargent also held top marketing and senior management positions at both Gasonics International and Tencor Instruments, which is now KLA-Tencor. Early in her career, Sargent was a device and process integration engineer for Digital Equipment Corporation.
Sargent holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering, graduating magna cum laude from Northeastern University in Boston. She also is the author of numerous technical and marketing publications.
Sargent will be based in Truebbach, Switzerland, as CEO of Oerlikon Solar, a leading global supplier of field-proven turnkey production solutions for thin-film silicon solar modules.
As the market leader, Oerlikon Solar already has experienced numerous successes including being the world's only provider of Transparent Conductive Oxide (TCO) that, when combined with Oerlikon Solar's production technology, is used for the production of thin-film silicon solar modules.
TCO 1200 is part of Oerlikon Solar's FAB 1200 production line, and the first solar factory of this new generation has been built at ersol Thin Film GmbH in Erfurt, Germany where mass production is currently being ramped up.
Customer CMC Magnetics Corp in Taiwan also recently entered into an agreement with Oerlikon Solar for the supply of a 40 megawatt peak (MWp) production plant for thin-film solar modules.
This deal marks Oerlikon Solar's first major order in Asia and represents the world's first fully automated production line with integrated testing systems.
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