GT Solar International, Inc. of Merrimack, a global provider of specialized equipment and technology for the solar power industry, announced the appointment of Noel G. Watson to the company's board of directors. With this addition, the board is now comprised of eight members.
Watson, 72, is chairman of Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., a global provider of technical, professional, and construction services with roughly 57,000 employees and annual revenues exceeding $11 billion. Starting as a process engineer, Watson has spent more than 40 years with Jacobs, becoming president in 1987, CEO in 1992, and chairman in 2006.
Noel brings a vast amount of knowledge and experience to GT Solar gained from his leadership of one of the world's largest and most diverse providers of professional and technical engineering services, said J. Bradford Forth, chairman of GT Solar. He also brings to GT Solar a unique perspective on the solar industry, largely from his work with Jacobs Engineering Group, which has been building solar generation and manufacturing plants for its clients for quite some time."
Watson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering and an honorary doctorate from the University of North Dakota.
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