Canada’s Silfab Solar tabs former Panasonic Solar executive, plans for expansion and increasing demand

Washington — Silfab Solar announced the hiring of Renee Terreri as Corporate Director of Human Resources to manage the company’s expansion and staffing growth.

Terreri was the former executive credited with ramping up Panasonic Solar’s giga factory in Buffalo, N.Y.

Silfab also announced the promotions of Treff MacDonald to Chief Operating Officer and Itai Suez to Chief Technology Officer as the company prepares for continued expansion and increasing demand for its line of solar PV modules.

Terreri joins Silfab after leading the fastest expansion of a solar manufacturing facility in North America. Terreri was the second employee at the Panasonic facility, playing a key role in hiring high-performing workers and establishing a progressive, results-oriented workplace culture.

Silfab says she will bring decades of domestic and international management experience in a distinguished career of managing human resources departments at other large thriving companies.

“Silfab continues to invest and expand in USA manufacturing and technology to meet our growing customer needs. Renee’s background of rapid growth and understanding of building quality facilities operated by dedicated people are critical to Silfab’s future success,” said Chief Executive Officer Paolo Maccario. “The promotions of Treff and Itai further solidifies an exceptional executive team that will lead Silfab into our next period of outstanding growth.”

Since 2011, Silfab has recorded more than a dozen expansions of production capacity, most notably the acquisition of a solar manufacturing facility in the state of Washington and millions of dollars’ worth of investment in new equipment.