Alex Valenzuela Brings Extensive Solar Energy Experience in European Market as Company Focuses on Delivering Konarka Power Plastic® into the Region
Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development and commercialization of Konarka Power Plastic®, a material that converts light to energy, today announced that Alex Valenzuela has joined the company as vice president of European business development. With extensive experience in the solar energy market in Europe, Alex will focus on business development efforts to further expand and deliver the company’s patent-protected thin film solar material fabricated from organic photovoltaics (OPV) into the region.
“Alex’s experience in the solar energy market in Europe with a particular emphasis in Spain, Portugal, Germany and France makes him the ideal candidate to help Konarka expand into the region,” commented Rick Hess, president and CEO at Konarka. “We are making great strides domestically in several key markets, including building and construction, fashion and accessory, marine, agriculture and various consumer applications, and we are now ready to put an even stronger emphasis to grow these same markets in Europe.”
Alex was previously regional manager at United Solar Ovonic, a leading manufacturer of integrated rooftop photovoltaics, focusing on development efforts in Spain and Portugal. He has extensive business development and product positioning experience in building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) and building attached photovoltaics (BAPV) innovations for thermal and photovoltaics products. He has also held business development positions at Schüco Solar International and Joint Venture Solar Energy. He is fluent in Spanish, German, Russian and English. He holds a master’s degree in business administration from the IE Business School in Madrid, Spain and a bachelor’s degree in architecture.
“There is great potential in the European solar market for Konarka’s unique light weight, flexible Power Plastic solar material, and I am looking forward to developing solutions for opportunities demanding cost-effective power,” commented Alex Valenzuela.
Alex will report directly to Dr. Terri Jordan, vice president of business development, at Konarka. He will be available at the 24th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, September 21-24, 2009 at the CCH Congress Centre and International Fair in Hamburg, Germany, Konarka booth # B5/71. For more information on the event, visit: http://www.photovoltaic-conference.com/.
About Konarka Technologies, Inc.
Konarka develops and manufactures solar plastic films that convert light to energy - anywhere. As the leading developer of polymer-based, organic photovoltaic (OPV) technology that provides a source of renewable power in a variety of form factors, Konarka has a broad portfolio of patents, technology licenses and an accomplished technical, scientific and manufacturing team. Manufactured at low cost and low energy consumption, the company's Konarka Power Plastic® technology is lightweight, flexible, scalable and adaptable for use in a variety of commercial, industrial, government and consumer applications. Konarka Technologies is headquartered in Lowell, Mass., U.S.A. and has a full scale production manufacturing facility in New Bedford, Mass. U.S.A., with European headquarters in Nurnberg, Germany, business development offices in Asia and a research and development facility in Austria. For additional information, visit http://www.konarka.com.
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