March 1, 2007

Phoenix, AZ, USA: First Solar Appoints Bruce Sohn as President

Thin film manufacturer, First Solar, Inc. announced today that Bruce Sohn has joined the Company as President. Mr. Sohn was formerly a senior executive at Intel Corporation and has served on the Board of Directors of First Solar since 2003. He will report to Mike Ahearn, Chief Executive Officer of First Solar.

``Bruce's extensive experience managing large organizations, growing operations and replicating factories will significantly strengthen our team,'' said Michael Ahearn, Chief Executive Officer. ``We have benefited greatly from Bruce's advice and guidance as a board member and we are honored that he has accepted our offer to increase his role by joining First Solar.''

During his 24 years at Intel, Mr. Sohn played a leadership role in developing and manufacturing leading-edge semiconductor technology. He served as an integral part of the start-up team at five fabs, acted as program manager for Intel's conversion to 300mm wafers, and managed two of Intel's largest fabs.

Mr. Sohn is a Materials Science and Engineering graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a senior member of the IEEE and a certified Jonah. He has been a guest lecturer at MIT, Stanford and other universities.

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