First Solar's CEO is Mark Widmar, appointed in Jul 2016, has a tenure of 10.08 years. total yearly compensation is $8.14M, comprised of 12.6% salary and 87.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.076% of the company’s shares, worth €15.59M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.3 years and 7.6 years respectively.
Key information
Mark Widmar
Chief executive officer
US$8.1m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
12.55%
CEO tenure
10.1yrs
CEO ownership
0.08%
Management average tenure
6.3yrs
Board average tenure
7.6yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Mark Widmar's remuneration changed compared to First Solar's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Jun 30 2026
n/a
n/a
US$2b
Mar 31 2026
n/a
n/a
US$2b
Dec 31 2025
US$8m
US$1m
US$2b
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$1b
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$1b
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
US$1b
Dec 31 2024
US$6m
US$1m
US$1b
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
US$1b
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
US$1b
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
US$1b
Dec 31 2023
US$8m
US$965k
US$831m
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
US$474m
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
US$156m
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
US$42m
Dec 31 2022
US$7m
US$922k
-US$44m
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
US$95m
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
US$189m
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
US$216m
Dec 31 2021
US$7m
US$900k
US$469m
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
US$453m
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
US$563m
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
US$517m
Dec 31 2020
US$8m
US$900k
US$398m
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
US$223m
Jun 30 2020
n/a
n/a
US$99m
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
US$43m
Dec 31 2019
US$9m
US$900k
-US$115m
Compensation vs Market: Mark's total compensation ($USD8.14M) is about average for companies of similar size in the Italian market ($USD6.33M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Mark's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Mark Widmar (60 yo)
10.1yrs
Tenure
US$8,138,605
Compensation
Mr. Mark R. Widmar has been the Chief Executive Officer and Director of First Solar, Inc. since July 1, 2016. Mr. Widmar served as the Chief Financial Officer of 8Point3 General Partner, LLC, a General Par...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Mark Widmar
CEO & Director
10.1yrs
US$8.14m
0.076% € 15.6m
Alexander Bradley
Chief Financial Officer
10.1yrs
US$2.92m
0.029% € 5.9m
Jason Dymbort
General Counsel & Secretary
6.4yrs
US$2.37m
0.0052% € 1.1m
Georges Antoun
Chief Commercial Officer
10.1yrs
US$2.48m
0.019% € 3.8m
Kuntal Verma
Chief Manufacturing Officer
6.1yrs
US$2.55m
0.0046% € 945.7k
Nathan Theurer
VP, Global Controller & Chief Accounting Officer
1.6yrs
no data
no data
Markus Gloeckler
Chief Technology Officer
5.8yrs
US$1.91m
0.0062% € 1.3m
Byron Jeffers
VP, Treasurer & Head of Investor Relations
1.6yrs
no data
no data
Caroline Stockdale
Chief People & Communications Officer
6.8yrs
US$1.67m
0.022% € 4.5m
Michael Koralewski
Chief Supply Chain Officer
10.9yrs
no data
0.0071% € 1.5m
Patrick Buehler
Chief Product Officer
6.1yrs
no data
0.0041% € 839.2k
Samantha Sloan
Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs
1.3yrs
no data
0.0016% € 325.5k
6.3yrs
Average Tenure
50yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 1FSLR's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Mark Widmar
CEO & Director
10.1yrs
US$8.14m
0.076% € 15.6m
Michael T. Sweeney
Independent Director
23.1yrs
US$305.44k
0.013% € 2.7m
Paul Stebbins
Independent Director
19.7yrs
US$295.44k
0.015% € 3.0m
William Post
Lead Independent Director
16.2yrs
US$310.44k
0.025% € 5.2m
Michael Ahearn
Chairman of the Board
26.6yrs
US$405.70k
0.065% € 13.2m
Lisa Kro
Independent Director
4.3yrs
US$315.44k
0.0043% € 876.1k
Anita George
Independent Director
5.1yrs
US$280.44k
0.0048% € 984.6k
Venkata S. Renduchintala
Independent Director
2.3yrs
US$295.44k
0.0020% € 405.3k
Curtis Morgan
Independent Director
less than a year
no data
0.00021% € 43.0k
Norman Wright
Independent Director
4.3yrs
US$280.44k
0.0047% € 953.9k
7.6yrs
Average Tenure
65yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 1FSLR's board of directors are considered experienced (7.6 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/08/20 10:27
End of Day Share Price
2026/08/20 00:00
Earnings
2026/06/30
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
First Solar, Inc. is covered by 66 analysts. 31 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.