NANJING, China, May 6 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- ET Solar Group Corp. ("ET Solar"), a Nanjing-based vertically integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic products including ingots, wafers, modules, and state-of-the-art dual-axis tracking systems with manufacturing facilities located in Taizhou, China, announced today that is has appointed Dr. Horst Etzkorn as its new European Sales and Marketing Director effective immediately.
With over 20 years of experience in global sales and marketing, Dr. Etzkorn brings over extensive expertise in intercultural business practice, having recruited, trained and led multinational high-performance sales, service and project teams to meet business and financial goals in Asia Pacific, Latin America and Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Before joining ET Solar, Dr. Etzkorn worked at VPI Systems Inc., where he functioned as the Group Vice President Sales and Services International, mainly being responsible for sales and professional services of enterprise class application software for the telecom industry. Prior to that, Dr. Etzkorn worked at Siemens AG for 12 years, where he functioned respectively as the Head of Sales, Director of Sales and Vice President of Sales, which provided him with extensive senior level experience in worldwide sales, product marketing and project management.
Commenting on the news, Xinghua Wang, chairman of ET Solar, said: "We are very delighted to have Dr. Horst Etzkorn join us as the new European Sales and Marketing Director. His extensive global experience in the field of sales and marketing at very reputable multinational companies will be an enormous benefit in our fast expansion. I am convinced that Dr. Horst Etzkorn will be a remarkable contribution in ET Solar's ongoing rise in one of the world's fastest growing markets."
Dr. Etzkorn remarked: "I am very excited to join ET Solar as European Sales and Marketing Director. In the very dynamic and fast growing global landscape of solar industry, European markets have been taking the lead and are expected to remain the main engine going forward. Therefore, further solidifying ET Solar's strong momentum and leadership in the region is very critical to the growth of our organization. In this regard, ensuring strong customer relationships are vital, especially after the supply and demand dynamics change and shortages in raw material supply becomes less of an issue over time. Therefore, developing strong customer relationships to ensure the long term sustainability of ET Solar's growth is all my efforts will be directed at."
Dr. Etzkorn received his Master of Science in Physics from the University of Karlsruhe, and his Ph.D. in Fiber Optic System Technology from the University of Kaiserslautern. Moreover, Dr. Etzkorn participated in the General Management Program at Fuqua Business School, Duke University, and the Senior Executive Program at London Business School.
About ET Solar:
ET Solar is a vertically integrated solar component manufacturer. Headquartered in Nanjing, China, ET Solar has two manufacturing facilities in Taizhou, China. The company's diversified products range from mono- and multicrystalline ingots, mono- and multicrystalline silicon wafers, modules, dual-axis tracker systems and BIVP products. ET Solar has been implementing sales through a combination of extensive direct sales and global distribution. Marketing and after-sales services throughout the United States, Germany, Italy and Spain ensure our products are readily accessible in the world's major solar markets. With a concerted effort to supply our customers with tailor-made modules for customer specific requirements, ET Solar provides pro-active solutions for everyone's solar energy needs.
For more information, please contact:
Marieke Lubbers
ET Solar Group Corp.
Tel: +86-25-8689-8098
Email: marieke@etsolar.com
