Solarfun Appoints Bruce A. Ludemann as Vice President and General Manager of Solarfun, North America
October 22 2009 - 3:28AM
PR Newswire (US)
SHANGHAI, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Solarfun Power Holdings
Co., Ltd. ("Solarfun" or "the Company") (NASDAQ:SOLF), a vertically
integrated manufacturer of silicon ingots and photovoltaic (PV)
cells and modules in China, today announced the appointment of
Bruce A. Ludemann as Vice President and General Manager of
Solarfun, North America. Mr. Ludemann will be charged with
expanding Solarfun's North American market presence and
accelerating sales of Solarfun's PV products in the region. Prior
to joining Solarfun, Mr. Ludemann served as senior vice president
of sales and marketing for FuelCell Energy in Danbury, Connecticut.
In this position, he was responsible for the global sales,
marketing and deployment of megawatt-class fuel cells for the use
in industrial, commercial, utility, institutional and municipal
applications. During his three-year tenure as senior sales VP, Mr.
Ludemann also played a leadership role in the company's legislative
and policy initiatives to enhance Federal and State incentive
programs for fuel cells and distributed generation technologies.
From 1998 to 2006, Mr. Ludemann held various executive positions at
Siemens Power (a division of Siemens AG) in Raleigh, North Carolina
and in Orlando, Florida. In his last assignment as vice president
of sales, he had regional responsibility for sales of power plant
and substation equipment to electric utility and industrial
clients. Mr. Ludemann also held roles as executive account manager
for Siemens Power Transmission & Distribution and business
development director for Siemens High Voltage Systems. Prior to
joining Siemens, Mr. Ludemann spent 11 years with ABB Power
Transmission & Distribution, Inc. in various sales and service
management positions. Prior to ABB, he held the position of vice
president of sales for the Square D Company, an electrical
distribution, power and control company owned by Schneider
Electric. Mr. Ludemann obtained an Executive M.B.A. from the Katz
School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh, and spent four
years in the United States Navy. Peter Xie, President of Solarfun,
commented, "We are extremely committed to growing our presence in
the U.S. market. Bruce's experience in conventional power
generation, transmission and alternative energy along with his
knowledge of the power and utility markets in the United States
will give a significant boost to our efforts to expand our business
in North America." This Report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated
by reference into the Company's Registration Statement on Form F-3
(Registration No. 333-152005) filed on July 14, 2008. About
Solarfun Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. manufactures ingots, PV
cells and PV modules, and provides PV module processing services to
convert PV cells into PV modules. Solarfun produces both
monocrystalline and multicrystalline silicon cells and modules.
Solarfun sells its products both through third-party distributors,
OEM manufacturers and directly to system integrators. Solarfun was
founded in 2004 and its products have been certified to meet TUV
and UL safety and quality standards. SOLF-G For further
information, please contact: Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. Paul
Combs V.P. Strategic Planning 26F BM Tower 218 Wusong Road
Shanghai, 200080 P. R. China Tel: 86-21-26022833 / Mobile: 86 138
1612 2768 E-mail: Christensen Kathy Li Tel: +1 480 614 3036 E-mail:
Roger Hu Tel: 852 2117 0861 E-mail: DATASOURCE: Solarfun Power
Holdings Co., Ltd. CONTACT: Paul Combs, V.P. Strategic Planning of
Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd., 86-21-26022833, Mobile, 86 138
1612 2768, ; or Kathy Li, +1-480-614-3036, , or Roger Hu, 852 2117
0861, , both of Christensen, for Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd.
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