People: Westinghouse Solar Inc (WEST.PK)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Margaret Randazzo

44 2012 Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Interim Secretary

Gary Effren

56 2010 Director

Edward Bernstein

60 2010 Independent Director

Mark Kalow

58 2011 Independent Director

Ron Kenedi

64 2011 Independent Director

Robert Kennedy

58 2011 Independent Director

Edward Roffman

62 2006 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Margaret Randazzo

Ms. Margaret Randazzo is Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Interim Secretary of Westinghouse Solar, Inc. She has been appointed as Interim President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary of the company effective May 7, 2012. Ms. Randazzo became the Company’s Chief Financial Officer during December of 2009 after serving as the Company’s Controller since the end of 2008. Ms. Randazzo began her career as a manager in the Audit and Business Advisory Division of Arthur Andersen LLP in Dallas. In 1996, she joined the Fort Worth Star-Telegram as a financial planning manager and in 1998, was named vice president and chief financial officer of the Star-Telegram. In 2001, Randazzo joined the Star-Telegram's corporate parent, Knight Ridder, and held positions of increasing responsibility at the company, including vice president and controller and special assistant to the president. In 2006, upon the McClatchy Company's acquisition of Knight Ridder, Ms. Randazzo was named president and publisher of The Modesto Bee and had oversight of the Merced Sun-Star. Ms. Randazzo earned a bachelor's of business administration degree in accounting from the University of Oklahoma and is a certified public accountant in the state of Texas.

Gary Effren

Mr. Gary R. Effren is Director of Westinghouse Solar, Inc., since December 30, 2010. Previously, he was the Company’s President from December of 2009 until December of 2010. Prior to being President, Mr. Effren served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer from September of 2007 until December 2009. From 1980 to 2006, Mr. Effren held various executive financial positions at Knight Ridder, Inc., a Fortune 500 media company. Mr. Effren served as the Vice President/Finance of Knight Ridder from January 2005 until his departure in 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Effren served as Senior Vice President/Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Knight Ridder from 2001 to 2004, and as Vice President/Controller of Knight Ridder from 1995 to 2001. During his tenure at Knight Ridder, Mr. Effren’s overall responsibilities included corporate accounting and financial reporting, strategic business development, tax, treasury, risk management and investor relations. Prior to joining Knight Ridder, Mr. Effren worked as an auditor at Peat Marwick Mitchell. Mr. Effren is a CPA with 30 years of experience in accounting and finance. Mr. Effren earned an MBA from the University of Miami and earned a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Rider College in New Jersey.

Edward Bernstein

Mr. Edward L. Bernstein is Independent Director of Westinghouse Solar, Inc., since September 2010. Since April 2008, Mr. Bernstein has been CEO and director of Propell Corporation, an e-commerce provider he cofounded that enables schools and nonprofits to sell merchandise online for fundraising and other programs. Mr. Bernstein is also co-founder of Creekside LLC, a private technology consulting company. From April 2002 to October 2006 Mr. Bernstein served as Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of PhotoTLC, Inc. Mr. Bernstein also co-founded Palladium Interactive, Inc., and was an officer of Broderbund Software, Inc., and The Software Toolworks, Inc. (later renamed Mindscape, Inc.).

Mark Kalow

Mr. Mark L. Kalow is Independent Director of Westinghouse Solar Inc., since December 2011. Since 2004, Mr. Kalow has been a Managing Director at Soquel Group, a consulting firm specializing in Intellectual Property and Business Development. He currently serves on the board of directors of Rope Partner (2010), a wind energy service company, LSF Network (2002), an e-marketing services company, Propell Corporation (PROP.OB) (2008), a supplier of e-commerce solutions, Dogfish Software (2008), a software services provider, and Pure Depth, Inc. (2006), a display technology licensing company. From 2004 through 2008, Mr. Kalow served on the Board of Photoworks, Inc., and from 1998 through 1999, served as CEO of Live Picture, Inc. Mr. Kalow graduated in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and in 1977 received a Masters in Business Administration with a concentration in financial management from the University of Chicago.

Ron Kenedi

Mr. Ron Kenedi is Independent Director of Westinghouse Solar, Inc., since January 2011. Mr. Kenedi is President of Ron Kenedi Consulting. From 2002 through 2010, Mr. Kenedi served as vice president of Sharp Electronics Corporation’s Solar Energy Solutions Group. Mr. Kenedi was responsible for the establishment and expansion of Sharp’s North American solar division and played a key role in achieving several milestones in the solar arena. From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Kenedi was vice president of sales and marketing for Photocomm/Kyocera Solar. In this capacity, he created and developed the organization’s dealer network, and expanded Kyocera’s U.S. market share from 5 to 20 percent within two years. Mr. Kenedi launched “SOLA in NOLA,” which supplied solar power systems to New Orleans communities impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Mr. Kenedi has served as a solar industry spokesperson and is a member of the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA), the California Solar Energy Industry Association (CALSEIA), the Arizona Solar Energy Industry Association (ARISEIA) and The International Solar Energy Society (ISEIA). In 1969, Mr. Kenedi earned a Bachelor of Arts (Magnum cum Laude), from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Robert Kennedy

Mr. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is Independent Director of Westinghouse Solar Inc., since December 2011. Mr. Kennedy is one of the world’s environmental advocates and attorneys. Since 1984, he has served as chief prosecuting attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper and president of Waterkeeper Alliance. Since 1987, he has also been a clinical professor and the supervising attorney at Pace University School of Law’s Environmental Litigation Clinic, and a venture partner in and senior advisor to VantagePoint Capital Partners, the world’s premiere cleantech investment firm. In 2010, Mr. Kennedy was named one of Time magazine's “Heroes for the Planet,” and is a New York Times bestselling author. Mr. Kennedy graduated in 1976 from Harvard University and studied at the London School of Economics. He received his law degree from the University of Virginia Law School. He subsequently attended Pace University School of Law, where he was awarded a Masters Degree in Environmental Law.

Edward Roffman

Mr. Edward Roffman is Independent Director of Westinghouse Solar, Inc., since August 2006. The Board’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee decided that Mr. Roffman should serve on the Company’s Board based on his personal and professional qualities, including his proven integrity, achievements in financial and accounting matters, absence of conflicts of interest, demonstrated sound judgment, overall business understanding, and available time to dedicate to the role. Mr. Roffman served as Chief Financial Officer of Red Mile Entertainment, Inc. from January 2005 until April 2006 and at Fluent Entertainment, Inc. from February 2003 to December 2004. Both companies are consumer software developers and publishers. Mr. Roffman has also been a principal of Creekside, LLC, a consulting firm which specializes in the software, internet and consumer products industries. From August 1995 to January 1999, Mr. Roffman served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Palladium Interactive, Inc., a consumer software company. Mr. Roffman currently serves on the board and audit committee of Silverstar Holdings (NASDAQ: SSTR) a publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software and Adex Media (NASDAQ: ADXM) an Internet marketing and lead generation publisher and developer, manufacturer, and marketer of consumer products. Mr. Roffman is a CPA with over 30 years of experience in accounting and finance. Mr. Roffman earned a BBA in accounting from Temple University.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Margaret Randazzo

276,242

Gary Effren

391,345

Edward Bernstein

--

Mark Kalow

--

Ron Kenedi

--

Robert Kennedy

--

Edward Roffman

--
As Of 30 Dec 2011

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