It takes dedicated, capable, and experienced leaders to ensure REC stays a global leader in the solar industry for many years to come. We are confident we have the right team in place to continue positive growth of the company.
Jan Enno Bicker, Chief EXECUTIVE Officer
Joined REC: June 2016
Education: Jan holds a Masters Finance and Business Administration.
Road to REC: Jan joined REC as Chief Financial Officer and promoted to his current role in March 2021. Prior to REC, Jan was the Vice President & GM of TE Appliances, a division of TE Connectivity (formerly Tyco Electronics) which had six production sites located in USA, China and Italy. He spent much of his career with TE Connectivity, one of the world's largest providers of solutions that connect and protect the flow of power and data. He had served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer to different business divisions in TE Connectivity and have extensive finance and international experience. Jan began his career in Finance in Germany and had lived and worked in other parts of Europe, China and US.
Shankar Sridhara, Chief Technology Officer
Joined REC: August 2006
Education: Shankar holds a Doctorate degree in Physics from the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
Road to REC: Prior to joining REC, Shankar was a Project Leader at Thin Film Electronics AB in Sweden where he researched on Ferroelectric polymers for memory applications. Before this, he was a Visiting Scientist at Linköping University in Sweden where he studied optical properties of Silicon Carbide – a wide band gap semiconductor used in high power and high frequency applications.
WEE KAY HWA, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Joined REC: May 2010
Education: Kay Hwa holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Production Engineering degree from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore
Road to REC: Kay Hwa had spent 12 years in Micron Semiconductor where he started as Process and Equipment Engineer. During his tenure, he had extensive exposure to various technologies in Wet Etch, Diffusion & Thin-film where he held technical & managerial roles. His area of expertise include process & equipment improvement, lean manufacturing, operations & project management for mass volume production.
SACHIT TEWANI, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Joined REC: December 2022
Education: Sachit holds an MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur in India and a Bachelor of Information Technology from Delhi University.
Road to REC: Sachit has extensive Finance experience in various industries. He joined REC after more than eight years at Reliance Industries Limited, Mumbai – where his last role was as Senior General Manager, Financial Resources. Before Reliance, Sachit had worked in large Indian companies Larsen & Toubro, and Coal India Limited. He also has worked in the software industry, where his IT experience supplemented his business/finance skillset.
Chia Wai Leng, Vice President, Human Resources
Joined REC: April 2009
Education: Wai Leng graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Road to REC: Wai Leng joined REC from Hewlett-Packard Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. and Compaq Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., where she headed the Total Rewards teams. She has over 26 years experience in human resources and spent her first 13 years at Western Digital, a US-based multinational disk drive manufacturer. There, she was responsible for talent management and acquisition, employee relations, payroll, compensation and benefits and the human resource information system.
CEMIL SEBER, VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL MARKETING & PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
Joined REC: January 2012
Education: Cemil holds a Master’s Degree in Business Engineering from the Solvay Business School at the University of Brussels.
Road to REC: Cemil joined REC after ten years at TomTom Group, a leading brand in GPS navigation, where he was responsible for a number of functions throughout his tenure, including strategy, M&A, market research, business planning and sales operations. Prior to TomTom, he spent five years working in the supply chain and planning group at Toyota Motor Corporation’s European headquarters in Brussels.
Cha Kim Yuen, VICE PRESIDENT, Strategic Sourcing
Joined REC: April 2014
Education: KY holds a Bachelor Degree in IT from University of Queensland, Australia
Road to REC: KY started his career in STMicroelectronics as a QA Engineer. He decided to switch from Engineering to Supply Chain where he developed his skills, knowledge and experience in supply chain and strategic sourcing. KY joined REC as Sourcing Manager in 2014 and promoted to Sourcing Director in January 2018 where his role and responsibilities were expanded to include sourcing of external cells and modules contract manufacturing. In January 2020, KY was promoted to his current position as Senior Director and is now responsible in overseeing REC’s strategic sourcing and low carbon foot print products business.
CARY HAYES, VICE PRESIDENT, SALES & MARKETING AMERICAS
Joined REC: October 2017
Education: Cary holds a Bachelor of Arts from Colorado State University in the United States.
Road to REC: Cary was an early pioneer in the solar industry spending 12 years at Mainstream Energy in 2005, where he helped build the largest US residential installer holding various sales and business development leadership roles. In his 17 years in the industry, he also touched all market segments including C&I and Utility development.
Cheryl Pang, Vice President, Legal
Joined REC: January 2019
Education: Cheryl holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of London and a Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences from the National University of Singapore. She is also a Registered Singapore Patent Attorney.
Road to REC: Cheryl started her career at one of Singapore’s largest law firms and draws her experience from both the private practice sector and as in-house legal counsel and patent attorney at Procter & Gamble for over 12 years, prior to joining REC. She has experience working on cross border transactions and IP litigation and oppositions in Asia and globally. At REC, she provides expert and strategic legal and IP advice. Cheryl also sits on the Examination Committee of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, where she is an Examiner of the Patent Attorney Qualifying Examination in Singapore.
