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Gloria Spire Solar Expands its Management TeamBEDFORD, Mass. --(Business Wire)-- Gloria Spire Solar, LLC, a photovoltaic (PV) solar systems integrator for businesses, municipalities, and utilities, today announced that it has appointed two new members to its operations. Jerry Shinn has joined Gloria Spire as vice president of sales. Shinn will oversee new business development activity, focusing on large national accounts. Before joining Gloria Spire he served in senior executive positions for companies in corporate real estate management, manufacturing, and high technology, including Bricsnet (integrated workplace management space software) and WLD, a company that designed, manufactured and marketed products to electrical contractors. Shinn also serves as President of the Board of Directors of the Piscataquog Watershed Association. David Hebert, has joined Gloria Spire as director of marketing. In addition to overseeing the company's marketing efforts, Hebert also will serve in a consulting capacity to Gloria Spire's customers, helping them communicate, realize and accrue the additional gains in image and goodwill that come from sustainable energy projects. Hebert previously held senior-level marketing and public relations positions for Quantia Communications, ARiA Marketing and Planar Systems, and has managed marketing for national brands and companies such as Duracell, Gillette, McKesson and CVS Stores. "I'm very pleased to be able to better serve our customers with the appointment of these two exceptional professionals," said Gloria Spire CEO Mark Goodreau. "As a CPA and long-time proponent of environmental conservation, Jerry Shinn brings not only sales leadership to his position at Gloria Spire, but also exceptional experience in helping organizations of all sizes find sustainable energy solutions that make good business sense. David Hebert's strategic communications expertise will bring an added measure of value to our customers as we help them realize leadership as proponents of sustainable solar energy." Gloria Spire is a full-service PV systems integrator that provides turnkey solar solutions--everything from system design through module manufacturing, installation, commissioning, and ongoing maintenance. "This is an exciting time for the solar energy industry and I'm looking forward to helping companies achieve strong business gains from their sustainable energy investments," said Jerry Shinn. "I'm very pleased to have the opportunity to help not only Gloria Spire to grow, but to also help our customers promote their environmental stewardship," said David Hebert. Gloria Spire Solar, LLC, is a joint venture between Gloria Solar, Ltd., Taiwan's leading module manufacturing company, and Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR) of Bedford, Mass., the world's leading supplier of turnkey photovoltaic production lines with over 35 years of experience in solar technology. Through its parent organizations, Gloria Spire is uniquely positioned to leverage a fully integrated, global supply chain of solar manufacturing solutions including silicon ingots, photovoltaic wafers, solar cells, and over 100MW of module manufacturing capacity. About Gloria Solar, Ltd. Gloria Solar is a leading solar manufacturer, producing high quality products including specialty panels for automobile applications, building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) modules and standard PV modules. Through its joint ventures and subsidiaries, Gloria provides complete vertical integration from ingots, wafers, module production, to system installation. For more information, visit www.gloriasolar.com. About Spire Corporation Spire Corporation is a global solar company providing turnkey production lines and capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic modules worldwide. Spire Semiconductor develops and manufactures custom gallium arsenide solar cells and other related products for the commercial, biomedical and defense markets. The Company's Spire Biomedical subsidiary is a leader in hemodialysis catheters and implantable device processing services. For more information, visit www.spirecorp.com. |
