Management

Managing Director Phoenix Solar Pty Ltd, Australia

Born in 1973.

Christian Bindel has a masters degree in electrical engineering and has been active in the field of photovoltaic system engineering since 1999. He worked for Phoenix Solar in Germany from 2003 to 2006 and has been preparing the company’s entry into the Australian market since 2007. Christian Bindel has extensive experience in the planning and construction of PV power plants in the megawatt scale and is a specialist in system configuration using thin-film modules.

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.
 
Responsible for

• Corporate Strategy & Business Development
  
• Corporate Communications
• Infrastructure

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 based in Ulm and 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

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. He took up his position as COO at Phoenix Solar AG in 2003.

Responsible for

• Procurement and Purchasing
• Logistics
• Public & Governmental Affairs
  

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. She started working for Phoenix Solar in the year 2000 and established the business units named below. Sabine Kauper is on the Supervisory Board of SKW Stahl - Metallurgie Holding AG and she is a member of the Non-Executive Board of Phoenix Solar PTE Ltd., Singapore.

Responsible for

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

Chief Sales Officer

Born in 1959.
 
Ulrich Reidenbach holds a degree in civil and industrial engineering. He brings extensive sales experience from a number of different positions. Since 1999, he has been Managing Director for Germany and, most recently, Commercial Director Western / Central Europe at a leading manufacturer of building components. He took up his new duties on 1 December 2008.

Resonsible for

• National sales
• International sales
• Marketing

J. Michael Fischl, Chairman of Supervisory Board
Revision Director

Dr. Patrick Schweisthal, Deputy Chairman of Supervisory Board
Barrister

Oliver Gosemann
Graduate Mechanical Engineer

Dr. Torsten Hass
Business Consultant

Prof. Dr. Klaus Höfle
Professor of economics

Prof. Dr. Thomas Zinser
Accountant