SolFocus Names Former Lockheed Martin Executive Mark Crowley as President

Focus on Execution as Company Moves CPV Technology into Commercialization

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- SolFocus, Inc. today
announced that Mark Crowley has joined the company as President, reporting to
Chairman and CEO Gary D. Conley. This expansion of the leadership team marks
the shift of the company from R&D and product development, into the
commercialization and volume deployment phase of its business. Mr. Crowley
joins SolFocus from Lockheed Martin Space Systems where he was Vice President
of West Coast Operations. Mr. Crowley will be taking over responsibilities
for product development, delivery, support and execution of the company's
operations. "SolFocus has recently reached a major milestone in its
development as a company which is the deployment of its first commercial
Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) plant," commented CEO Conley. "We are
extremely pleased to have Mark join us, as he brings with him a proven ability
to address the execution challenges and processes which will face our business
in this fast growth phase."
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Mr. Crowley brings to SolFocus over 25 years of technical and program
management experience which includes time at Lockheed Martin as VP of
Technical Operations, VP of Programs and Subcontracts, as well as VP and
Program Director of the company's SBIRS program, a highly technical and
complex program utilizing some of the same technologies such as non-imaging
optics which as are used in SolFocus solar systems. He began his career at
General Electric and then GE/Martin Marietta Astro Space where he led design
and development efforts in a variety of areas. Mr. Crowley has a BS in
Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering from the University of Illinois, an
MS in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University, and holds an MS degree in
Management through the Stanford Sloan Program.
"As a veteran of the aerospace industry, it is exciting to be a part of a
company which is taking space solar cell technology and innovatively
incorporating it into solar systems which are positioned to deliver on the
promise of low-cost solar energy," explained Mr. Crowley. "As the company
moves from product innovation into deployed energy-producing power plants the
cadence of execution shifts. I am pleased that I'm able to bring my expertise
in execution to SolFocus and lead the efforts at this critical time."
SolFocus, which was founded in November 2005, announced last week the
deployment of its first 200kW power plant in Puertollano, Spain. The company
will complete installation of a second 300kW power plant in Almogera, Spain
later this month, with other installations in southern Europe and the
southwestern US over the balance of the year.
About SolFocus
The SolFocus mission is to enable solar energy generation at a Levelized
Cost of Energy (LCOE) competitive with traditional fossil fuel sources. To
achieve this goal, SolFocus has developed leading concentrator photovoltaic
(CPV) technology which combines high-efficiency solar cells (approaching 40%)
and advanced optics to provide solar energy solutions which are scalable,
dependable and capable of delivering on the promise of clean, low-cost,
renewable energy. SolFocus is headquartered in Mountain View, California with
European operations headquartered in Madrid, Spain, and manufacturing in Mesa,
Arizona as well as with manufacturing partners in India and China.
SOURCE SolFocus, Inc.

Nancy Hartsoch, VP Corporate Marketing of SolFocus, +1-650-623-7134, or
mobile, +1-408-209-9250, Nancy_hartsoch@solfocus.com