People: BTU International Inc (BTUI.O)

Mr. Peter J. Tallian is Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Principal Accounting Officer of BTU International, Inc. He has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer of the company effective November 28, 2012. He previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Distributed Energy Systems Corporation and Chief Accounting Officer of Northern Power Systems, Inc., companies that serve the alternative energy market. Prior to that, Mr. Tallian served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Transwitch Corporation, a provider of semiconductor solutions to the communications industry. He also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Metavante Corporation. Mr. Tallian began his career in finance with a number of strategic roles at IBM. Mr. Tallian holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.