James McNicholas

Who is James McNicholas?

James McNicholas joined Nanosolar from Hitachi Global Storage

Technologies where he was the top finance executive of the $5 billion

hard disk drive business. Prior to Hitachi, McNicholas held a

distinguished succession of financial positions at IBM over a period of

22 years, including serving as the top finance executive of four IBM

business units. For the IBM PC company’s manufacturing

development operations, McNicholas managed the worldwide financial

operations of 12 manufacturing plants and two labs. As the controller

of IBM’s Consumer Division, McNicholas redirected business from the

retail channel to direct fulfillment. In 1999, McNicholas was called

upon to become the top finance executive of IBM's Storage Systems

Division where he established best-of-breed global operational

management for 13 manufacturing facilities and four RD facilities

worldwide. McNicholas holds an M.S. degree in Management from Stanford

University and a B.S.in Finance from Drexel University, and also served

on the board of directors of Hitachi's storage companies in China and

the Philippines.