10 First Solar IT leaders
Aaron Bly, Chief Information Officer at First Solar, is one of ten First Solar IT leaders listed here, alongside leaders of Asia Pacific IT, enterprise applications and data, IT service management, IT shared services, business planning, AI transformation and manufacturing systems. A reader can learn how IT leaders work at First Solar from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Aaron Bly
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · First Solar
Aaron Bly has been Chief Information Officer at First Solar since July 2020, based in Perrysburg, Ohio. Aaron Bly was IT Director at First Solar from 2006 to 2020, Director - Business Excellence at Dana Incorporated from 2004 to 2005 and Bus Apps Mgr at Dana Commercial Credit Corporation from 1997 to 2004, and the profile cites sustainability as a guiding principle.
Dr. Yow Hai Chean
LinkedInExperience: Director IT, Asia Pacific · First Solar
Dr. Yow Hai Chean has been Director IT, Asia Pacific at First Solar since January 2008, based in Hong Kong SAR, and describes global and regional business and technology experience supporting strategic business initiatives. Dr. Yow Hai Chean was Director, Information Technology at Dell Technologies from 2006 to 2008 and Corporate Services IT Manager at Intel from 1996 to 2006.
Ing-Hai Koh
LinkedInExperience: Head of IT Shared Services · First Solar
Ing-Hai Koh has been Head of IT Shared Services at First Solar since November 2023, based in Kulim, Kedah, Malaysia, and describes providing cost effective technology solutions that make sense to the business. Ing-Hai Koh was Senior Manager, IT at First Solar from 2015 to 2023, IT Manager, II there from 2012 to 2015 and IT Supply Chain Systems, Lead from 2009 to 2012.
Keith Scheuer
LinkedInExperience: Head (Director) - IT Service Management · First Solar
Keith Scheuer has been Head (Director) - IT Service Management at First Solar since June 2020, based in the Toledo, Ohio Metropolitan Area, and describes managing teams that design, build and support IT infrastructure including networks and servers. Keith Scheuer was Manager - IT Infrastructure Engineering & Operations at First Solar from 2017 to 2020 and Vice President of Information Technology at Welltower from 2007 to 2016.
Michael Sweet
LinkedInExperience: Global Director IT - Manufacturing Systems / EPC · First Solar
Michael Sweet was Global Director IT - Manufacturing Systems / EPC at First Solar from 2011 to 2020, a role that has ended, and Senior Manager IT - Global Controls Engineering there from 2009 to 2011. Michael Sweet has been Director - New Energy at Rockwell Automation since December 2021, based in the Toledo, Ohio Metropolitan Area, with a profile headline citing energy transition and digital industrial solutions.
Rhonda Young
LinkedInExperience: Head of IT Business Planning · First Solar
Rhonda Young has been Head of IT Business Planning at First Solar since August 2023, based in Maumee, Ohio, with a profile headline citing enterprise IT strategy, governance and transformation. Rhonda Young was Global Leader - Business Planning Office at First Solar from 2021 to 2023 and Senior Manager - Business Engagement (IT) there from 2020 to 2023, and held productivity and collaboration roles in First Solar IT from 2014 to 2020.
Scott Lehren
LinkedInExperience: Head - Enterprise Applications and Data Services · First Solar
Scott Lehren has been Head - Enterprise Applications and Data Services at First Solar since October 2023, based in Toledo, Ohio. Scott Lehren was Global Leader – IT Delivery and Data Services at First Solar from 2021 to 2023, Senior Manager – Delivery & Data Services there from 2020 to 2021 and Manager II – Business Applications from 2016 to 2020.
Sunit Patel
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · First Solar
Sunit Patel was Chief Information Officer at First Solar from 2006 to 2019, a role that has ended, and has been Independent Consultant at Sunlit Technology llc since May 2019, based in Oakton, Virginia, with the profile describing the role as Virtual CIO work. Sunit Patel was Global Director Engineering Systems at Dana Incorporated from 2003 to 2006.
Terry Goodwin
LinkedInExperience: Global IT Director · First Solar
Terry Goodwin was Global IT Director at First Solar from 2010 to 2015, a role that has ended, and the profile now lists Retired. Terry Goodwin was VP, Global Data Centers & Infrastructure Engineering at GXS from 2008 to 2010 and VP of Infrastructure at LexisNexis from 2003 to 2008, and describes developing and motivating highly focused teams.
Yuepeng Deng
LinkedInExperience: Head of AI Transformation · First Solar
Yuepeng Deng has been Head of AI Transformation at First Solar since January 2025, based in Perrysburg, Ohio, with a profile describing experience in advanced analytics, energy prediction, predictive modeling and data quality. Yuepeng Deng was Head of Analytics, Performance and Prediction at First Solar from 2014 to 2025 and Integration Manager there from 2012 to 2014.
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- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your IT role at First Solar?
- 02How do you support factory systems in plants across several countries from one IT organization?
- 03What have you learned about putting data and AI to work in solar module manufacturing?
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