Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> December 3, 2001

Mark Farber – Evergreen Solar Inc (eslr)

MARK A. FARBER has 25 years of experience in the energy industry. He is President and Chief Executive Officer and a co-Founder of Evergreen Solar, Inc., a manufacturer of crystalline silicon solar power products. Prior to founding Evergreen Solar in 1994, Mr. Farber worked at Mobil Solar Energy Corporation, the solar division of Mobil Corporation, where he was responsible for marketing, sales and corporate partnering activities. From 1976-1988, Mr. Farber was a consultant at Temple, Barker and Sloane, now Mercer Management Consulting, where he advised electric utilities, equipment manufacturers and government agencies on economic, business and policy issues related to energy. Mr. Farber has a BS in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Cornell University, and an MS in Management from MIT's Sloan School. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with the history and evolution of Evergreen Solar,

Inc.?

Mr. Farber: Evergreen is seven years old, founded by three of us who

came out of Mobil Oil's solar division. After