Nigel Cockroft

Biography

Nigel Cockroft is the General Manager of San Francisco-based JinkoSolar (U.S.) Inc. and responsible for PV Module Sales and Operations in the US and Canada. He has been an integral contributor to the growth of JinkoSolar (US) from approximately 10th position to becoming a leading module supplier to the US Utility segment, delivering over 15 GW to the United States market since joining the company 9 years ago.

Dr. Cockroft’s background prior to joining JinkoSolar includes serving as Head of North America System Integration Sales at GCL Solar and as a Senior Director of Sales at Hanwha SolarOne. Before working in the solar industry Dr. Cockroft had served in executive management roles in Development, Production and Sales/Marketing for Silicon-Valley based Fiber Optics company Gemfire Corporation, building upon a 7 year R&D Management role at Los Alamos National Laboratory and a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Canterbury in 1987.