---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001274494-21-000014"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FSLR"
cik: "0001274494"
company_name: "FIRST SOLAR, INC."
filed_at: "2021-07-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-30T04:00:49.866337+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# First Solar appoints Anita Marangoly George to Board of Directors effective July 15, 2021

## Summary
- Board size increased to 12 directors; George fills newly created directorship effective July 15, 2021.
- George will serve on Nominating and Governance, and Technology Committees.
- George is Strategic Advisor at CDPQ, previously EVP at CDPQ Global and Senior Director at World Bank.
- She has extensive experience in renewable energy finance and infrastructure investing globally.
- George receives standard non-associate director compensation in line with company policy.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001274494-21-000014
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FSLR
- cik: 0001274494
- company_name: FIRST SOLAR, INC.
- filed_at: 2021-07-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449421000014/0001274494-21-000014-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449421000014/fslr-20210715.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001274494-21-000014
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001274494-21-000014.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001274494-21-000014.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Anita Marangoly George was appointed as Director at FIRST SOLAR, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On July 15, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of First Solar, Inc. (the “Company” or “First Solar”) increased the size of the Board to 12 directors and appointed Anita Marangoly George to the Board to fill the newly created directorship, effective July 15, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449421000014/0001274494-21-000014-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.