IBC SOLAR - Key Persons

Dr Dirk Haft has been CEO of IBC SOLAR since January 2024. He has previously been part of the Supervisory Board since 2018 and has been Co-CEO at IBC SOLAR since October 2022. He is a PhD physicist specialising in nanophysics and quantum physics, and has many years' experience in the chip industry and mechanical engineering. He has held various board positions and founded his own companies. He also provides strategic impetus at IBC SOLAR with regard to innovative technologies, new business models and digital transformation. At IBC SOLAR AG, Dr Dirk Haft is responsible for the further development of the corporate strategy as well as the Merger & Acquisitions, Human Resources and Innovation and Product Management departments. In his role, he makes a significant contribution to dovetailing the various areas of the IBC SOLAR Group even more closely and optimising holistic management.

Job Titles:

• CEO
• Chairman of the Supervisory Board
• Founder
• International Battery Consulting, in Short

The key players in the energy revolution are networking. Udo Möhrstedt and other solar entrepreneurs found the "Photovoltaic Solar Energy Symposium" at Kloster Banz. Udo Möhrstedt founds International Battery Consulting, in short: IBC. This later becomes IBC Solartechnik. As one of the pioneers, he lays the foundation for the development of solar energy in Germany. Udo Möhrstedt is one of the world's great pioneers in the PV industry. He founded IBC SOLAR in 1982 at a time when the possibilities of solar energy were virtually unknown and large-scale utilisation was considered impossible. His foresight in believing in photovoltaics as the future leading technology for sustainable power generation was unrivalled at the time. With great entrepreneurial skill, he founded and managed a company that has made it its mission to make photovoltaics accessible to as many people as possible worldwide. IBC SOLAR still lives by these goals and values today. Since the 1st January 2024, Dr Dirk Haft has continued as the new CEO. Udo Möhrstedt has moved to the Supervisory Board of IBC SOLAR, where he chairs the Board and ensures the continuity of its mission.

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• Management Team in 2021 As Chief Sales Officer ( CSO )

Patrik Danz joined the IBC SOLAR management team in 2021 as Chief Sales Officer (CSO). The trained engineer (FH) in the field of electrical engineering and business can look back on many years of international experience in management positions within the lighting technology industry. Core aspects of his activities included in particular the areas of Sales & Marketing, Product Management, R&D and Quality. At IBC SOLAR, he is responsible for the company's national and international sales and project units as well as the Marketing and Technical Sales departments. In his role as CSO, Patrik Danz is responsible for coordination of these areas within the IBC SOLAR Group and is helping to make the sales units even more focussed at all levels.

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• Member of the Executive Board

Stefan Schertel has been a member of the Executive Board of IBC SOLAR AG as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) since November 2024. The trained banker and graduate in administrative sciences has extensive experience in the financial sector of American publicly traded companies, including Hewlett-Packard, Agilent Technologies, and UTC/Carrier. With his move to the Krannich Solar Group in 2009, Schertel was instrumental in the growth and internationalization of the family-owned group. As CFO, he built and managed various corporate departments such as finance, taxes, and legal affairs. At IBC SOLAR, he will build on this and continue to actively shape the photovoltaic industry. On an international level, Stefan Schertel also served as Managing Director or Board Member of various foreign subsidiaries.