Odersun AG, manufacturer of customized thin-film solar modules,
announces today the appointment of Mr. Doede Vierstra as its Chief
Financial Officer and member of the board of management.
Doede Vierstra has worked in various executive finance positions,
bringing vast experience in finance and international management. He
joins Odersun from the Dutch energy provider Nuon, now part of the
Vattenfall Group, where he was CFO and member of the Board of
Management. Prior to that, Vierstra served as CFO and member of the
Executive Board of Royal Wessanen, a stock listed organic food company,
and Royal Friesland Foods.
“I strongly believe in renewable energy and solar power in particular,
as a main driver in the global transition from fossil to sustainable
energy supply. That transition has to start now and Odersun is a very
promising company, whose products make an important contribution in that
process,” says Doede Vierstra.
“Mr. Vierstra is a great addition to our management team as the company
enters the market and continues its growth,” adds Dr. Hein van der
Zeeuw, Chief Executive Officer at Odersun AG. “We are glad to have found
in Doede Vierstra a very experienced and dedicated professional.”
Vierstra succeeds Peter van Bommel, who held responsibility for the
company’s finances since early 2009. Van Bommel decided to return to his
home country, The Netherlands, and has accepted another position in the
meantime. The appointment of Doede Vierstra as CFO and member of the
board of management of Odersun AG takes effect as from September 1st,
2010.
About Odersun AG (www.odersun.com)
Odersun
AG designs and manufactures flexible, silicon free, solar products using
a proprietary, worldwide patented, thin-film technology. Its
manufacturing process enables the company to produce solar cells that
can be assembled into solar modules of virtually any size or any power,
in flexible or glass packaging. This adaptability is decisive for
applications of building integrated photovoltaics (BiPV).
The company is backed by an international group of leading investors
including Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures (UK), Virgin Green Fund
(US/UK), Advanced Technology & Materials (China), PCG Clean Energy &
Technology Fund (US), AGF Private Equity (a member of Allianz Group,
France) and Valor KG (Austria).
