First Solar, Inc. has initiated a process to recruit its next chief executive officer to succeed Michael Ahearn. Upon selection of a new chief executive officer, Ahearn will continue to serve in the full-time position of executive chairman. In this role Ahearn will focus his efforts at First Solar on the development of public policies needed for the global transition to low-carbon energy infrastructures. “We are rapidly reaching the point where the evolution of the energy industry will be con...