DGAP-News: SMA Solar Technology AG / Key word(s): Change of Personnel
SMA Solar Technology AG: Martin Kinne Appointed as New Chief Sales and
Service Officer at SMA
19.12.2014 / 15:18
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SMA Solar Technology AG - Corporate News
Martin Kinne Appointed as New Chief Sales and Service Officer at SMA
Niestetal, December 19, 2014-From January 1, 2015, Martin Kinne will be
responsible for the Sales and Service functional areas at SMA Solar
Technology AG (SMA) in his capacity as Chief Sales and Service Officer
(CSSO). Both segments are crucial for the future of the world's leading
manufacturer of solar inverters. SMA Chief Executive Officer Pierre-Pascal
Urbon has been performing this role on a provisional basis since June 2014.
Martin Kinne brings with him extensive experience in sales as well as
international experience. Before joining SMA, he had been in charge of the
region Central Europe at Unify in his capacity as General Manager. Unify is
a globally active company providing communication software and services.
Prior to that, he was General Manager and Vice President of the Personal
Systems Group (PSG) at HP Germany. Kinne started his career at Siemens AG,
where he held different management positions over a period of 18 years.
International markets will play an increasingly important role for SMA in
the future. Against this background the SMA Supervisory Board emphasized
Martin Kinne's international experience. Martin Kinne brings sales
experience from an industry that has been exposed to fierce competition for
many years now. His expertise in the communication and service segment fits
in perfectly with the new structures being established around the world in
energy supply.
About SMA
The SMA Group generated sales of more than EUR930 million in 2013 and is
the global market leader for solar inverters, a key component of all PV
plants. SMA offers innovative key technologies for future power supply
structures. It is headquartered in Niestetal, near Kassel, Germany, and is
represented in 21 countries. The Group employs more than 5,000 people
worldwide. SMA's broad product portfolio includes a compatible inverter for
every type of module on the market and for all plant sizes. The product
range includes both inverters for grid-connected photovoltaic plants as
well as off-grid and hybrid system technology. The product portfolio is
supplemented by comprehensive services and operational management of
utility-scale PV plants. Since 2008, the Group's parent company, SMA Solar
Technology AG, has been listed on the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock
Exchange (S92) and also in the TecDAX index.
SMA Solar Technology AG
Sonnenallee 1
34266 Niestetal
Germany
Head of Corporate Communications:
Anja Jasper
Tel.: +49 561 9522-2805
Presse@SMA.de
Press contact:
Susanne Henkel
Manager Corporate Press
Tel.: +49 561 9522-1124
Fax +49 561 9522-421400
Presse@SMA.de
Investor Relations contact:
Julia Rother
Manager Investor Relations
Tel. +49 561 9522-2222
Fax +49 561 9522-2223
IR@SMA.de
Disclaimer:
This corporate news serves only as information and does not constitute an
offer or invitation to subscribe for, acquire, hold or sell any securities
of SMA Solar Technology AG (the "Company") or any present or future
subsidiary of the Company (together with the Company, the "SMA Group") nor
should it form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, any
contract to purchase or subscribe for any securities in the Company or any
member of the SMA Group or commitment whatsoever. Securities may not be
offered or sold in the United States of America absent registration or an
exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
This corporate news can contain future-oriented statements. Future-oriented
statements are statements which do not describe facts of the past. They
also include statements about our assumptions and expectations. These
statements are based on plans, estimations and forecasts which the Managing
Board of SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA or company) has available at this
time. Future-oriented statements are therefore only valid on the day on
which they are made. Future-oriented statements by nature contain risks and
elements of uncertainty. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors can lead to considerable differences between the actual
results, the financial position, the development or the performance of the
corporation and the estimates given here. These factors include those which
SMA has discussed in published reports. These reports are available on the
SMA website at www.SMA.de. The company accepts no obligation whatsoever to
update these future-oriented statements or to adjust them to future events
or developments.
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Language: English
Company: SMA Solar Technology AG
Sonnenallee 1
34266 Niestetal
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)561 / 9522 - 0
Fax: +49 (0)561 / 9522 - 100
E-mail: info@sma.de
Internet: http://www.sma.de
ISIN: DE000A0DJ6J9
WKN: A0DJ6J
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart
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