Earlier, Hsu was the service operation director/Asia service deputy director for Brooks Automation, Inc. Hsu has also served in increasing responsibility at other companies, including AMPI Inc., INTRACO Asia Taiwan, and KLA-Tencor Corporation. Hsu has a Bachelor of Computer Science degree from International Technological University in Sunnyvale, California.

“Eric is a seasoned professional with a significant amount of practical and leadership experience,” said Jeff Ford, GT Solar’s vice president and general manager, Asia. “We are extremely pleased that Eric has joined GT Solar, and look forward to his successes as he focuses on strengthening our customer relationships and broadening our presence in the Taiwanese market.”

GT Solar announced that it will be exhibiting at PV Taiwan 2009. The exhibition will take place from October 7, 2009 to October 9, 2009 at the Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall in Taipei, Taiwan.