Management

Chief Executive Officer

Born in 1958.

Founding member of the company.

Andreas Haenel studied mechanical engineering, aerospace technology and environmental engineering at the Technical University of Munich. He earned his doctorate with a thesis on a method to assess the environmental relevance of industrial products. Andreas Haenel has been active in the field of photovoltaic system engineering since 1987. As Chairman of the Board of Phoenix Solar AG, he led the company from a Solar Initiative to a joint stock company.

Since June 2005 Andreas Haenel has been a member of the Bundessenat des Bundesverbands für Wirtschaftsfoerderung und Aussenwirtschaft (Federal Association for Economic Development and Foreign Trade: BWA). In May 2006 he was elected vice president of the Bavarian national association of the BWA.

Responsible for

• Corporate Strategy
• Corporate Communications
• Marketing
• Infrastructure
• Sales Europe

Chief Technology Officer

Born in 1963.

Studied electrical engineering at the Technical University of Munich and has been active in the photovoltaic industry since 1990. In 1995, after several years at an international consultancy focussing primarily on research and develoment of PV system technology, Manfred Bächler founded MHH Solartechnik GmbH, a company focussing on PV plant construction. Simultaneously he served as an expert technical advisor to the "THERMIE Technical Management Programme" of the EU Commission's Directorate-General for Transport and Energy (DG TREN). In the spring of 2000 Mr. Bächler became Phoenix Solar's Chief Technology Officer. Manfred Bächler is also a member of the Supervisory Board of Phoenix Solar Energy Investments AG.

Responsible for

• Technology & Innovation
• Power Plant Construction
• Quality Assurance
• Project Development

Chief Operating Officer

Born in 1962 in Northern Ireland.

Founding member of the company

He studied astrophysics in London and obtained his doctorate there in 1988. From 1988 until 1994 he was project manager at the Max-Planck-Institute for extraterrestrial physics in Garching near Munich. Murray Cameron has been active in the field of photovoltaics since 1994. Particularly due to his three-year position as General Secretary of the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) and as its Vice President from 2003-2005, he is deeply familiar with the photovoltaic market worldwide. Since May 2006 he has resumed the position as Vice President at EPIA after being its President in 2005/2006.
Dr. Cameron is also member of the supervisory board of Triodos Renewable Energy for Development Fund.
He took up his position as COO at Phoenix Solar AG in 2003.

Responsible for

• Procurement and Purchasing
• Logistics
• Business Development

Chief Financial Officer

Born in 1968.

Following her training in an auditing company with international business, Sabine Kauper studied business administration with electives in tax and auditing. After successful completion of her degree course, she worked for an auditing company for four years. Sabine Kauper is a member of the Board of Directors of Phoenix Energía Solar S.L.. She is also on the Supervisory Board of RED 2002 S.r.l.

Responsible for

• Accounting
• Controlling
• Treasury
• Law and Contracts
• Personnel Development

J. Michael Fischl, Chairman of Supervisory Board
Revision Director

Ulrich Fröhner, Deputy Chairman of Supervisory Board
Consulting engineer

Ulrich Th. Hirsch
Barrister and accountant

Prof. Dr. Klaus Höfle
Professor of economics

Dr. Patrick Schweisthal
Barrister

Prof. Dr. Thomas Zinser
Accountant