Executive Management

Farhad Moghadam, Ph.D., President & Chief Executive Officer: Farhad Moghadam has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Ascent Solar Technologies Inc. since August 3, 2009. Dr. Moghadam has extensive senior executive experience in global operations, business development and commercialization of complex, state-of-the-art technologies. Prior to Ascent Solar Dr. Moghadam served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Thin Films Product Business Group and Foundation Engineering of Applied Materials Inc. Dr. Moghadam also served as Group Vice President of DSM product business group as its Corporate Vice President. While at Applied for over 11 years Dr. Moghadam was responsible for managing over 1,100 employees in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Before joining Applied Materials Inc., Dr. Moghadam served in multiple management positions at Intel Corporation over the course of 15 years. He also served on the board of Directors of Sokudo Co., Ltd. He is an inventor of approximately 65 patents and has more than 120 technical papers published in various technical journals and periodicals. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Metallurgy from Tehran University. He earned both his Masters and Doctorate degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University in 1979 and 1981, respectively.

Gary Gatchell, Chief Financial Officer & Corporate Secretary: Mr. Gatchell brings to Ascent Solar a strong background in public company financial reporting and internal controls. Mr. Gatchell also has experience with private and public capital funding, as well as mergers and acquisitions activity on both the buy-side and sell-side. Prior to joining Ascent Solar, Mr. Gatchell served as the chief financial officer of Carrier Access Corporation, a telecommunications equipment provider. Mr. Gatchell joined Carrier Access, a NASDAQ listed company, in June 2005 to reorganize that company's finance and administration infrastructure. Prior to joining Carrier Access, Mr. Gatchell served as the chief financial officer of Voyant Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of audio conferencing equipment that was acquired by Polycom, Inc., and as an audit manager at KPMG. Mr. Gatchell is a registered Certified Public Accountant and has a Master's degree in Accountancy from the University of Denver.

 Ashutosh Misra, Senior Vice President, Coprorate Development: Prior to his appointment in this position in April 2007, Mr. Misra served as a member Board of Directors on Ascent Solar Board since its inception in October 2005 and participated actively as corporate advisor in guiding the management team with day to day operations. Mr. Misra also served as Executive Vice President at ITN, parent company of Ascent Solar where he was responsible for day to day business operations. From November 2002 until March 2005, Mr. Misra served as the president and chief executive officer of Data Access America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Data Access India, Limited, a telecommunications carrier based in India. Prior to joining ITN in 1998 Mr. Misra worked for MTI International for over 8 years as Operations Manager and was responsible for setting up electronic manufacturing and related facilities in the US, Mexico, Singapore, Indonesia, and India. Mr. Misra holds a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Electronics and Telecommunications from Bangalore University in India, and a M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

Rafael E. Gutierrez - Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing:  Immediately prior to joining Ascent Solar, Mr. Gutierrez was General Manager of Consumer Electronics in Seagate Technology's Consumer Solutions Division. Prior to that role, he was responsible for Seagate's Business Development and Strategy for Consumer Electronics and Storage Services. Mr. Gutierrez worked at Seagate Technology for over 18 years, where he held executive positions in Corporate Strategy, Strategic Marketing, Advanced Concepts, and Product Development. Before joining Seagate, Mr. Gutierrez held several engineering development positions with Digital Equipment Corp. Mr. Gutierrez holds a M.S. in Operations Research and Applied Statistics from the University of Northern Colorado, and a B.A. in Mathematics from Bellevue University.