Schletter Group Reorganize Management

The Schletter Group presented their new management team: With immediate effect, Florian Roos (CEO), Cedrik Zapfe (CTO) and Oliver Renzow (COO) will be at the helm of the internationally active group of companies. The reorganisation puts the succession plan for Tom Graf into effect, who has left the company following the successful restructuring.

"After our successful turnaround, it is now time to look to the future again," the shareholder commented. "We would like to thank Tom Graf for his accomplishments and look forward to opening a new chapter with Florian Roos as our new CEO." Roos had established the successful Asian segment of the Schletter Group, which he has been managing for six years. "Mr Roos is thus excellently qualified for his future responsibilities," the. shareholder said. "He represents both continuity and innovation at the same time."

The two other members of the new management team have long-lasting ties to Schletter as well: Zapfe has been head of development at the Schletter Group for 10 years and had already been appointed to the management in August. Renzow has been the CFO throughout the entire restructuring process. "With this new line-up, we have a powerful team that is very familiar with the company and its strengths," the shareholder said.

"That puts us on a very firm footing for the future." The Schletter Group plans to focus specifically on product development and further opening up key international markets. Following the acquisition by the new shareholder in July, business of the Group has continued to develop favourably. For instance, the Schletter Group was able to close a number of large deals in key international growth markets, such as a 200-megawatt project in Vietnam and a 150-megawatt project in the Philippines. Both projects are the largest solar parks in their respective countries. Germany also sees a resurgence in the demand for open-area installations. This August, Schletter completed two open-area projects in Bavaria with a combined capacity of about 17 megawatts.

The Schletter Group's new 'Tracker' that had first been presented to the public at the Intersolar Europe in June is currently being installed in a first pilot project near Regensburg. The Tracker is an open-area system that tracks the sun along it horizontal axis. Next week, the company will present the Tracker to a US public for the first time, as part of the American trade fair Solar Power International in Anaheim, California. It will have its Asian-Pacific (APAC) debut at the All-Energy Australia on 3 and 4 October. The APAC region is seen as the most important market for so-called tracker systems. With a manufacturing facility in Shanghai and a very strong presence in a number of APAC countries, Schletter is one of the leading suppliers of solar mounting systems in the region.

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