Robert E. Fishman has joined nuclear and alternative-energy firm AREVA Inc., Bethesa, Md., as president and CEO of its new global solar business unit. He had been chairman and CEO of solar-power-generator developer Ausra, Mountain View, Calif., which AREVA acquired on Feb. 8. Fishman will be based in Mountain View to lead the unit, the name of which will be announced in late March, says an Ausra spokeswoman. The acquisition reflects AREVA’s intention “to be the world leader in concentrated solar power and to further strengthen and diversify its renewables portfolio,” says the firm.
Charles Maggio has joined the project and development services group of Chicago-based Jones Lang LaSalle as senior vice president and national director. Based in New York City, he will integrate and lead its tri-state health-care specialty practice. Maggio was New York regional director of project management for Granary Associates, Philadelphia, and served as director of major modernization and special projects for Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.