Charles Boynton, is officially SunPower’s chief financial officer and new executive vice president, having held the title of acting CFO since the departure of Dennis Arriola. The former EVP and CFO resigned effective at the beginning of March. Boynton will lead the company's global finance, planning and accounting organizations.<br /><br />Boynton joined SunPower in June of 2010, serving as the company's vice president of corporate finance and corporate development, with global responsibility for finance, planning and analysis and leading strategic investments, joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining SunPower, Boynton was chief financial officer for ServiceSource International and Intelliden. He has also held key financial positions at Commerce One, Kraft Foods and Grant Thornton and is a current member of the board of trustees of the San Jose Technology Museum of Innovation.<br /><br />Boynton was a certified public accountant, State of Illinois, and a Member FEI, Silicon Valley Chapter.  He earned his MBA at Northwestern University and his Bachelor of Science in Business from Indiana University.<br /><br />"We are pleased to appoint Chuck to the position of CFO," said Tom Werner, SunPower president and CEO.  "He has provided leadership in the finance organization and in many of the company's strategic decisions, including the transformational investment with Total last year and our recent acquisition of Tenesol.  Chuck's thorough understanding of the company and his breadth of experience has prepared him for this new role.  We congratulate Chuck on this well-deserved promotion."