Tigo Welcomes Jing Tian as Chief Growth Officer

Hiring represents an investment to expand our smart energy offering and market reach

CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tigo Energy, Inc., the worldwide leader in Flex-MLPE (Module Level Power Electronics) today announced that Jing Tian has joined as its new Chief Growth Officer. Ms. Tian brings more than 20 years of technical and business experience to the Tigo Executive Team.

Jing has a fifteen-year track record of technical and business success at companies such as Credence, Solfocus, Shift Energy and Trina Solar. Her past twelve years has been spent in the solar industry, focusing on profitable growth of equipment manufacturers across the eco-system. Those accomplishments include launching the TrinaSmart Module with Tigo while the Head of Global Marketing and President of Trina Solar USA.

“Jing has a detailed understanding of the worldwide solar ecosystem,” stated Zvi Alon, Chairman and CEO of Tigo. “Her depth and breadth of knowledge brings the right expertise at precisely the right time to deliver innovative solutions to our customers around the globe.”

Ms. Tian will develop and execute the profitable growth strategy, which includes evaluating both organic and partnership-oriented options. Her hiring represents further investment to efficiently and effectively scale the company. Her goals include developing next generation hardware and software solutions that maximize returns for PV customers.

“I have worked closely with Zvi and the Tigo team for many years,” stated Ms. Tian. “It is only logical to take the next step and help bring Tigo to the next stage of development in the journey to provide smart solutions for installers and system owners.”

Jing studied at the Shanghai University of Science and Technology before coming to the United States for her Ph.D. in Chemistry at Drexel University and serving as a Postdoctoral fellow in the Chemistry Department at Princeton University in New Jersey. She works out of the Silicon Valley, California Tigo headquarters.

About Tigo

Tigo is the worldwide leader in flexible module level power electronics (MLPE) with innovative solutions that significantly increase energy production, decrease operating costs, and enhance safety of photovoltaic (PV) systems. Tigo’s TS4 platform maximizes the benefit of PV systems and provides customers with the most scalable, versatile, and reliable MLPE solution available. Tigo was founded in Silicon Valley in 2007 to accelerate the adoption of solar energy worldwide. Tigo systems operate on 7 continents and produce gigawatt hours of reliable, clean, affordable and safe solar energy daily. Tigo's global team is dedicated to making the best MLPE on earth so more people can enjoy the benefits of solar. Visit us at www.tigoenergy.com.