– USA, CO – Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (OTC: ASTI), a developer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art, lightweight, and flexible thin-film photovoltaic solutions, today announced the appointments of David Peterson and Will Clarke to its Board of Directors effective as of December 10, 2020.
The whole Board of Directors will have five members comprised of Dr. Amit Kumar, Chairman of the Board, Kim Huntley and Will Clarke as the independent directors, and Victor Lee and Dave Peterson serving as Class 3 directors.
About David Peterson
Mr. Peterson is currently the Manager of Crowdex Investment, LLC, the Company’s controlling stockholder.
From April 2015 to present, Mr. Peterson has worked for EPD Consultants, Inc., a privately held engineering firm headquartered in Carson, California, where he serves as Senior Project Manager. From 2010 to 2015, Mr. Peterson was President and Co-Founder of Great Circle Industries, Inc., a water recycling company in southern California. Previously, Mr. Peterson has worked in management and M&A consulting, and as a private equity investor.
Mr. Peterson has an MBA degree from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California, and a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
About Will Clarke
Will Clarke is the Founder and President of Clarke Growth and Sustainment Strategies, an advisory firm specializing in guiding startup companies’ business expansion. Will brings a gritty, disciplined, and principle-driven approach to corporate governance and dealing with complexity and change spanning the business lifecycle – all informed by his large company Executive Management and Senior Military Officer experience globally and across international markets.
Most recently Will led the Global Supply Chain business unit for Atlas Airlines where he oversaw team members spanning 11 countries with a $166M P&L and $240M capital budget. Previously, Will directed turnaround initiatives for Best Buy managing a team in procuring material to update 1400 stores and facilities which improved the customer experience and spun negative sales into growth.
Prior to launching his second career in 2015, Will served 25 years as a Naval Officer where he completed 10 deployments in support of war and peacetime operations on two Aircraft Carriers, one Submarine, one Warship and, one on land. Furthermore, he lived and served in impactful finance, supply chain, procurement and logistics assignments across East Africa, Asia/Pacific, and the United States. He attained the rank of Captain (O6).
Born in Trinidad and educated in NYC public schools, Will earned a BSc in Math from the U.S. Naval Academy, an MSc in Finance and Contracts Management from the Naval Postgraduate School and completed the Executive Development Program at Wharton Business School and the Corporate Governance Program at Columbia Business School.
About Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc.,
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., an ISO 9001-2015 certified company, is a developer of thin-film photovoltaic modules using flexible substrate materials that are more versatile and rugged than traditional solar panels. Ascent Solar modules were named as one of the top 100 technologies in both 2010 and 2015 by R&D Magazine, and one of TIME Magazine’s 50 best inventions for 2011. The technology described above represents the cutting edge of flexible power and can be directly integrated into consumer products and off-grid applications, as well as other aerospace applications. Ascent Solar is headquartered in Thornton, Colorado.
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