EANS-News: centrotherm photovoltaics strengthens Management Board team: Dr. Dirk Stenkamp appointed Chief Operating Officer

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Blaubeuren (euro adhoc) - Blaubeuren, January 14, 2010 - The Supervisory Board
of centrotherm photovoltaics AG has appointed Dr. Dirk Stenkamp (47) as Chief
Operating Officer (COO) with effect as of January 1, 2010. Dr. Stenkamp, who
obtained a doctorate in physics, will strengthen the hitherto four-man
management team, and will be responsible for the areas of engineering, materials
management, production, quality management and service across the Group as part
of his COO responsibilities. This expansion of the Management Board allows
centrotherm photovoltaics to equip itself for continued growth in the
photovoltaics sector.

Dr. Stenkamp has been a member of the management board of various Carl Zeiss
Group companies since 2000, most recently on the Executive Board of Carl Zeiss
SMT AG, Oberkochen (Germany), a leading supplier of production equipment for the
semiconductor industry. There he was responsible for the "Semiconductor
Metrology" and "Nano Technology Systems" divisions. Dr. Stenkamp, who was born
in Westphalia (Germany), studied physics at RWTH Aachen University, where he
also gained his doctorate in the semiconductor physics area. "I am looking
forward to my new responsibilities at centrotherm photovoltaics and the chance
to play a key role in structuring its successful growth in these economically
challenging times," commented Dr. Stenkamp. "We are operating in an exciting
market. The photovoltaics sector has developed from an emerging market into a
mass-volume industry, that bears great potential for our company. "As COO, I
will bring in my extended know-how to identify optimization potential along the
entire value-chain for the benefit of our customers."

"With Dr. Stenkamp we are gaining an experienced expert for the development of
efficient and cost-effective production systems. These systems provide an
innovative strength that will set new benchmarks in the market," remarked Robert
M. Hartung, CEO of centrotherm photovoltaics AG.

About centrotherm photovoltaics AG
centrotherm photovoltaics AG, which is based at Blaubeuren, is one of the
world's leading technology and equipment providers for the manufacturing of
solar silicon, crystalline solar cells and CIGS thin film modules. The broad
product spectrum comprises key equipment and turnkey production lines for
crystalline and thin-film solar cells. The product range is supplemented by
reactors and converters for the manufacturing of solar silicon. centrotherm
photovoltaics guarantees its customers important performance parameters such as
production capacity, degree of efficacy, and completion deadlines for turnkey
lines. The Group employs around 1,100 staff members, and operates in Europe,
Asia and the USA. centrotherm photovoltaics achieved revenue in the 2008
financial year of EUR 375 million, EBIT of EUR 56 million*, and is listed in the
TecDax of the Frankfurt Securities Exchange. (*before purchase price
allocations)

Further inquiry note:
Company contact:
Saskia Schultz-Ebert
Senior Manager Investor Relations
Tel: +49 7344 918-8890
E-mail: [email protected]

Press contact:
Britta Cirkel, Christina Siebels
HOSCHKE & CONSORTEN Public Relations GmbH
Tel: +49 40 3690 50-23 /-58
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
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issuer: centrotherm photovoltaics AG
Johannes-Schmid-Str. 8
D-89143 Blaubeuren
phone: +49 (0) 7344 91880
mail: [email protected]
WWW: http://www.centrotherm.de
sector: Energy
ISIN: DE000A0JMMN2
indexes: TecDAX
stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin,
Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, München
language: English

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