First Solar

Neil Thompson and Jennifer Ballen

September 13, 2017
Tymen deJong, First Solar's senior vice president of module manufacturing, fixated yet again on the company's latest 10-K. DeJong had joined the company in January of 2010, at a time when First Solar's future appeared bright. Now, just two years later, First Solar's cost advantage was eroding, and deJong was facing challenges that would require tough decisions.