ALISO VIEJO, CA--(Marketwire - May 2, 2012) - Premier Holding Corp. (
"Frank brings enormous experience, credibility, strategic alliances, investors and funds from the solar and renewable energy industries to Premier Holding Corp. and WEPOWER," said Kevin Donovan, CEO and president of Premier Holding Corp. "It has been a great pleasure and honor getting to know Frank over the past few years. He was our number one candidate to bring on board as our Executive Chairman. With Frank's business model, expertise and industry leading relationships, he will provide our Board and Management team with an advantage in closing new small- to utility-scale solar PV power system projects in North America, Asia, MENA and Europe."
Mr. Frank Schulte is a 25-year seasoned expert in solar PV power plant development, finance, sales, operations and management. Frank was the co-founder and managing partner at Voltaic Network GmbH, Berlin, Germany, specializing in development, finance, operations, management and PE investment into 5 MWp PV solar power plant in Czech Republic from 2010 to present. Previously, Frank was a consultant to the executive board at GeoSol GmbH, Berlin, Germany, which operates PV power plants in Germany, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic, 60 employees and experience of more than 60 MWp solar power parks; 2007-2008. Former General Manager at JÜPO GmbH, Aachen, Germany, which is a manufacturer of logistics components and automotive supplier, 380 employees in Germany and Czech Republic; 2002-2007. Mr. Schulte was the Managing Director of Sales at Shell Solar, Hamburg, Germany, and business development Europe at Shell Solar International, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Manufacturing and sales of solar PV power systems from 1999 to 2001. In 1999, Mr. Schulte sold 100% of the Common Shares of SOTECH GmbH to Shell AG. Mr. Schulte was the Founder, General Manager and Majority Shareholder of SOTECH GmbH, Düsseldorf / Aachen, Germany. SOTECH became the wholesale dealer for BP Solar and Siemens Solar in Germany and nation-wide EPC for turn-key photovoltaic power systems from 1988 to 1999. Mr. Schulte was with the Department of Production Engineering RWTH Aachen University in Research and as academic staff from 1987 to 1988. Mr. Schulte's Educational background: University of Rochester, NY, USA, and Universiteit Nyenrode, Netherlands, Master of Business Administration, 2002. Dual-Degree Executive MBA program. Received Honor as a life-time member in Beta Gamma Sigma. RWTH Aachen University, Germany, Diplom-Ingenieur in 1986 after 5-years running studies at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. Mr. Schulte's languages include German, English and Dutch.
About Premier Holding Corp.
The Company provides financial and management expertise, which includes access to capital, financing, legal, insurance, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and management strategies, to its current subsidiary, WEPOWER. The Company also intends to acquire clean technology companies and/or green products and services that are accretive and that can be seamlessly integrated into WEPOWER, and utilize the overall economics of such products and services for the benefit of WEPOWER. www.premierholdingcorporation.com
About WEPOWER Ecolutions Inc.
WEPOWER is a U.S. energy service company (ESCo) based in the Los Angeles area, that offers renewable energy production and energy efficiency products and services to commercial middle market companies, Fortune 500 brands, and developers and management companies of large scale residential developments. WEPOWER's business is focused as an integrator of clean technology solutions in the U.S., with strategic expansion plans in Latin America, Asia and Europe. WEPOWER's core business expects to deliver green solutions, branded specifically as WEPOWER "ecolutions," which include best-of-class alternative energy technology portfolio in wind turbines, solar power systems, green roofs, smart lighting controls, LED lighting, battery storage power plants, energy and power control management systems, fuel reduction solutions for transportation and other clean technologies specific to its market. Additional integrated business offerings will include direct energy services as power purchase agreements (PPAs), energy financing and leasing of solar and wind-powered generation programs in urban and rural real estate environments. www.wepowereco.com
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