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.