California, USA

Mr. Neese is CEO of Verdagy Inc. (electrolysis and hydrogen production). He is also co-founder of Nuvosil AS (silicon recycling). Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer of Velodyne LiDAR, Inc. (autonomous vehicles); Chief Operating Officer of SunPower Corporation (solar power equipment and services); and was EVP of Worldwide Operations at Flextronics International (electronics manufacturing services) following its acquisition of Solectron Corporation (electronics manufacturing services) where he was Executive Vice President.

Mr. Neese also served in the U.S. military for five years, reaching the rank of Captain.

Board committees:
Commercial Committee (Chair)
Sustainability & Governance Committee