BERLIN, February 1 /PRNewswire/ --     Berlin-based SOLON AG, one of Europe's biggest manufacturers of solar
modules and photovoltaic systems, has strengthened its Group Management Board
with effect from February 1, 2008 with the appointment of Anke Hunziger, 43,
as CHRO. She joins the existing team of CEO Thomas Krupke, CTO Dr. Lars
Podlowski and COO Dr. Gero Wiese. This makes SOLON AG the first TecDAX
company to create a position at Management Board level for the Human
Resources function, emphasizing the importance of HR management to modern
companies.

"In taking this step we are demonstrating the importance we attach to the
targeted selection, training and motivation of our workforce", stressed the
chairman of the Supervisory Board Tobias Wahl. "This is part of a strategy
that will enable us to continue realizing our ambitious growth plans."

SOLON has made a clear commitment to Berlin as a business location. From
its headquarters in Berlin, the company offers a variety of career
opportunities, in particular for scientists and engineers, but also for
highly-skilled staff in non-technical areas. As a fast-growing, international
company, SOLON is able to offer particularly attractive personal and career
development opportunities. "We are currently advertising more than 50
vacancies on our website and we will be recruiting continuously over the
course of 2008. SOLON is growing at an even faster pace than the already
fast-growing photovoltaics market," notes Anke Hunziger. "But our recruitment
process places great emphasis on ensuring that we take on people who are the
right "fit" and on integrating them into the company. We offer comprehensive
personal development programs for staff in all areas of the company. The fact
that we have virtually no staff turnover - despite the company's rapid growth
and the challenges that such growth brings - speaks volumes."

Anke Hunziger studied European Business Studies in Germany and the UK and
is a certified business coach. As a wife and mother of two children, she
believes that companies have a responsibility to ensure the compatibility of
work and family life. "All members of SOLON's Management Board have children
and attach great importance to their role as parents. And we take the same
position with regard to our workforce, offering flexible working-time models
and an emphasis on results rather than working hours, in order to help our
employees achieve a healthy work-life balance. We see ourselves as pioneers
in this area, also with regard to the appointment of women to senior
management positions. This means that women are given exactly the same
opportunities within the company. Consequently, around 40 percent of
management positions at SOLON are held by women." Anke Hunziger is one of
only four women amongst more than 300 management board members at German DAX
and TecDAX companies.

Photos and CV are available at: http://www.solonag.com/presse

About SOLON AG:

SOLON AG fur Solartechnik is one of the largest solar module
manufacturers in Europe and a leading supplier of photovoltaic systems for 
large-scale solar power plants. The SOLON Group has subsidiaries in 
Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, and the U.S. and employs more than 
700 people worldwide. The SOLON Group's core business is the manufacture of 
solar modules in various performance categories and of complete 
photovoltaic systems for the construction of solar power plants.

Additional information is available at http://www.solonag.com

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