Hanau, Germany - February 25, 2010. Hans-Juergen Stangl of Stangl Semiconductor Equipment AG, Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany, due to personal reasons, has stepped down as President from the IPVEA Board of Directors. Current Vice President of the Board of the Directors, Sven Jarby from Oerlikon, Pfäffikon, Switzerland,  has been appointed to serve as president until next elections planned for September 7, 2010 during the 25th EU PVSEC in Valencia, Spain.

Sven Jarby also noted that the IPVEA Board would soon be inviting members to apply as candidates for the open Board position. Interested members can apply by contacting the Association’s Managing Director, Bryan Ekus (ekus@ipvea.com)

Jarby along with the other members of the IPVEA Board expressed their sincere gratitude for Stangl’s involvement and guidance since the foundation the Association in early 2008.  

Background
The International Photovoltaic Equipment Association (IPVEA) is a non-profit organization of manufacturers and suppliers of photovoltaic (PV) fabrication equipment and related raw materials used in PV ingot, wafer, cell (crystalline and thin-film), and panel manufacturing.

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