Risk management and quality assurance service provider PI Berlin has announced Terry Jester as its new managing director of its North American operations where she replaces Ian Gregory, starting from January 2023.

With an experience spanning over 30 years, Jester has worked in several solar PV companies and executive positions, including VP of operations for SolarWorld, a director with the SunPower Corporation, COO of Solaria Corporation, and CEO of Silicor Materials.

Jester currently serves on the board of Ireland’s green hydrogen company Fusion Fuel. US based BIPV firm Next Energy Technologies, US’ Energy Policy Institute, as well as Silicor Materials, as per her bio on LinkedIn.

In 2015, she was recognized as one of the Women Changing the World by the World Economic Forum and also the Solar Energy Woman of the Year by the American Solar Energy Society.

“The US is a strategically important and rapidly growing market for PI Berlin, and we are very pleased that Terry has agreed to lead our efforts to further expand the business,” said PI Berlin CEO Sven Lehmann. “We already see development of new manufacturing in the US because of recent legislative initiatives such as the IRA. This will lead to increased demand for factory and field-based services in the US market.”

Outgoing Managing Director of PI Berlin North America, Gregory will continue to active support the management transition. He will also continue to provide contracting assistance and technical expertise in his capacity as a consultant to the company.

Germany headquartered PI Berlin was taken over by Netherlands based Kiwa Group’s in May 2022 (see Kiwa acquires PI Berlin). Recently another solar reliability testing firm under the Kiwa Group that it acquired in May 2021, PV Evolution Labs saw its co-founder Jenya Meydbray leaving the field to join US based tracker maker Nevados Engineering as its CCO (see Jenya Meydbray Joins US Solar Tracker Supplier).