Leadership Team

George Guo is our Chief Executive Officer. Before joining Maxeon, he served as Advisor to the Chairman of TCL Group on strategic issues including corporate strategy, product positioning and go-to-market, supply chain and operation management. Prior to that, Mr. Guo served as CEO for TCL Communications, and brings nearly 40 years of experience and an exceptional track record of technology leadership, scale-up and high-volume manufacturing, driving growth in multiple technology business segments. 
Mr. Guo’s career includes leadership roles at IBM’s Santa Teresa Lab, serving as CTO and head of R&D for Zhaodaola Internet, and several executive roles at TCL Communications. Mr. Guo holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, an M.S. in Bioengineering from Columbia University, an M.S. in Engineering-Economic Systems and Operations Research from Stanford University, and a Ph.D. in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University.

Matt Dawson is our Chief Technology Officer. Before joining Maxeon, he served as the Vice President of Technology at Sila Nanotechnologies, a battery materials company. Prior to that, he held various leadership roles at SunPower Corporation, where in 2019 he became Vice President of Research and Development and was responsible for technology strategy, cell and module product development, and the company's R&D lab infrastructure. With over 15 years' experience developing and deploying products across the solar energy value chain, Matt Dawson has a proven track record of scaling innovation from R&D stage to volume manufacturing and delivering success in competitive commercial environments. Mr. Dawson holds a B.A. in English Literature, a B.Sc. in Engineering Physics, and an Executive MBA from Queen’s University (Kingston, Canada), and a MASc. in Engineering Physics from the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada).

Dmitri Hu is Maxeon’s Chief Financial Officer, with responsibility for the Company’s Finance and IT functions. Mr. Hu joined Maxeon from TCL Industries, where he held key leadership positions including Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and General Manager of Global Service, as well as serving as Executive Director and Board Secretary of TCL Electronics. He has been recognized as theBest CFO – Developed Market/Consumer Discretionary Sector by Institutional Investor in 2019 and 2020, among other prestigious awards. 
In a career spanning nearly 25 years, Mr. Hu also previously held roles in technology and financial services companies including Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank Group, Yue Yuen Industrials, Gogoro, Inc., and others. He has significant experience in strategic planning, financial transformation, capital and investment strategy, treasury, and capital markets.Mr. Hu holds an MBA from the Stern School of Business of New York University and a BBA from National Taiwan University.

Tiffany See joined Maxeon Solar Technologies in August 2020 as our Chief Human Resources Officer. An experienced Human Resources leader, she is joining from BHP, a global resources company. Prior to BHP, Ms. See was Executive Director, Human Resources (Asia), for Dell Technologies, where she spent 17 years in a variety of Human Resources leadership positions. Ms. See holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the University of Newcastle (Australia), and Bachelor of Laws from University of New England (Australia). She has lived and worked in Singapore for 17 years, and prior to that in Penang, Malaysia. Ms. See is also a Certified Solution Focused Coach.

Vikas Desai is Maxeon’s Chief Commercial Officer, responsible for our global go-to-market and customer-facing functions. A solar energy and technology executive with over twenty years’ experience, Mr. Desai has built and scaled multiple global businesses spanning hardware and software for both B2B and B2C. He came to Maxeon with the Company’s acquisition of assets from Complete Solaria in October 2023, where he had served as President. Previously, he has held leadership roles at Powerside, Flextronics, SunEdison, SunPower, EchoFirst and other technology companies.

Mr. Desai received an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, a Master’s degree in Power Electronics Engineering from Loughborough University, and his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from L.D. College of Engineering.