As the chief commercial officer (CCO), Mr. DeNapoli will lead the organization's sales, business development, and marketing management team.

January 29, 2015 — Shelby, North Carolina — Schletter Inc., the US division of the Schletter Group. a global manufacturer of sheet metal components and solar (photovoltaic and thermal) mounting structures, announces the appointment of Mr. Peter DeNapoli as chief commercial officer.

As the chief commercial officer (CCO), Mr. DeNapoli will lead the organization's sales, business development, and marketing management team. Working with his team, DeNapoli's responsibilities will include delivering enhanced value to customers while developing new sales and marketing strategies. Furthermore, he will enable the company to explore and pursue new business opportunities in the distributed and utility energy market segments.

DeNapoli brings over thirty years' experience in the solar and renewable energy industries. Most recently DeNapoli provided independent consultation to developers and companies active in the industry. In addition, DeNapoli has held senior management positions for strategic and project sales at SolarWorld Industries Americas, Shell Solar, Siemens Solar, and Arco Solar.

"I am pleased to add Peter to the Schletter team," said Dennis Brice, president and chief executive officer of Schletter Inc. "Peter's in-depth knowledge of and extensive experience in the solar industry makes him ideally suited to lead our commercial business activities. I am confident he will prove to be a valuable addition to the organization as well as a benefit to our customers."

About Schletter Inc.
Schletter (www.schletter.us) has designed, developed, and manufactured solar mounting products in the U.S. since 2008, while backed with more than twenty years of solar mounting experience from Schletter GmbH. Since opening its United States facility in Tucson, Arizona Schletter Inc. has manufactured more than 1 GW of installed PV mounting systems. Schletter Inc. offers products for roof mount and ground mount systems for residential, commercial, and utility scale photovoltaic systems. Schletter Inc. is an independent subsidiary of Schletter GmbH, which operates subsidiaries in eleven countries with more than thirteen-hundred employees worldwide. For more information on Schletter Inc., please visit www.schletter.us.