Ken Collins, who has served as head of Wacker Chemical Corp.’s plant in Charleston, Tennessee, and head of Polysilicon USA since 2021, will retire from the company Friday.
Collins was succeeded by Stephan Fellner, who joined the company in 2007 and had served as head of polysilicon engineering since 2021. Fellner assumed the role Oct. 1.
“We sincerely thank Ken for his contributions to the Charleston site,” Wacker Chemical Corp. President and CEO Chris Kowitz said in a press release. “Under his leadership, we have strengthened our safety culture, expanded our community presence with the installation of Wacker Commons at the PIE Center in Cleveland, Tennessee, and supported the site’s growth.”