Form 8-K

0001193125-11-290706.txt : 20111101 0001193125-11-290706.hdr.sgml : 20111101 20111101161403 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-11-290706 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111101 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20111101 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20111101 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Solar Power, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001210618 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674] IRS NUMBER: 204956638 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-50142 FILM NUMBER: 111171621 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2240 DOUGLAS BOULEVARD, SUITE 200 CITY: ROSEVILLE STATE: CA ZIP: 95661-3875 BUSINESS PHONE: 916-770-8100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2240 DOUGLAS BOULEVARD, SUITE 200 CITY: ROSEVILLE STATE: CA ZIP: 95661-3875 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WELUND FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20021216 8-K 1 d249495d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 1, 2011

SOLAR POWER, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California

000-50142

20- 4956638

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

2240 Douglas Boulevard, Suite 200

Roseville, California 95661-3875

(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(916) 770-8100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

Resignation of Jeff Winzeler as Chief Financial Officer of Solar Power, Inc.

Effective November 1, 2011, Mr. Jeff Winzeler, Solar Power, Inc.’s (the “Company”) Chief Financial Officer resigned. Mr. Winzeler will act as a consultant for the Company until November 30, 2011.

Appointment of Mr. James R. Pekarsky as Chief Financial Officer of Solar Power, Inc.

On November 1, 2011, Mr. James R. Pekarsky, age 52, was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Pekarsky will serve at-will with an annual compensation of $200,000. He is eligible to participate in the Company’s executive level bonus plan and may receive an annual cash bonus of up to $50,000. In addition, the Company granted Mr. Pekarsky an option to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price per share equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on November 1, 2011.

Mr. Pekarsky is an experienced executive who brings extensive financial and operational expertise from public and private high technology companies. His background includes substantial international business experience, acquisitions, venture capital and bank fund raising and IPOs. Since 2008, Mr. Pekarsky has been a consultant serving as Chief Financial Officer to several companies. Most recently, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Alterlume, Inc. since January 2011. He also served as Chief Financial Officer of SiliconBlue Technologies Corporation from April 2008 to April 2009; and WaveSat Inc., which was acquired in December 2010 by Cavium Networks Inc., from July 2009 to November 2010. From January 2006 to November 2007, Mr. Pekarsky served as Chief Financial Officer of MoSys, Inc., (NASDAQ: MOSY), where he was responsible for all aspects of finance, accounting, investor relations, human resources, IT and legal. Mr. Pekarsky holds a B.S. in Accounting from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. in Finance from Golden Gate University.

During the last fiscal year, Mr. Pekarsky has not been a party to any transaction or any proposed transaction to which the Company is or was to be a party and in which Mr. Pekarsky would have a direct or indirect interest. Mr. Pekarsky has no family relationships with any director or executive officer of the Company, or with any persons nominated or chosen by the Company to become directors or executive officers.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


		SOLAR POWER, INC.
		a California Corporation

Dated: November 1, 2011		_/s/ Alan M. Lefko
		Alan M. Lefko
		Vice President Finance