Meyer Burger employee wins Gold at the WorldSkills Competition in Abu Dhabi

Tremendous success at the WorldSkills in Abu Dhabi where Meyer Burger employee and Swiss Champion Fabien Gyger won the Gold medal in Mechatronics.

At the WorldSkills Competition from 15 - 18 October 2017 in Abu Dhabi, over 1300 young skilled professionals from 76 countries battled for a world championship title in 50 different professions.

The WorldSkills take place every two years in a different host country. In order to qualify for the international competition, Swiss participants must win the national Swiss Championship in their respective profession at the SwissSkills competition. Meyer Burger employee Fabien Gyger secured his ticket to the WorldSkills 2017 event in Abu Dhabi when he won the Swiss Championship in Mechatronics.

The highlight of the WorldSkills event was the emotional awards ceremony where the World Champions were announced on Thursday, 19 October in the arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Fabien Gyger was a member of the two-person team which won Gold in Mechatronics.

Meyer Burger is very proud of Fabien and congratulates him on his Gold medal win!

For further information, please contact:

Ingrid Carstensen

Head of Corporate Communications

Tel: +41 (0)33 221 28 34

ingrid.carstensen@meyerburger.com

Monique Henzi
Corporate Communications
Tel. +41 (33) 221 29 70
monique.henzi@meyerburger.com

About Meyer Burger Technology Ltd

www.meyerburger.com


Meyer Burger is a leading global technology company specialising on innovative systems and processes based on semiconductor technologies. The company's focus is on photovoltaics (solar industry) while its competencies and technologies also cover important areas of the semiconductor and the optoelectronic industries as well as other selected high-end markets based on semiconductor materials. Over the past ten years, Meyer Burger has risen to the forefront of the photovoltaic market and established itself as an international premium brand by offering superior precision products and innovative technologies.

Meyer Burger's offering in systems, production equipment and services along the photovoltaic value chain includes the manufacturing processes for wafers, solar cells, solar modules and solar systems. Meyer Burger provides substantial added value to its customers and clearly differentiates itself from its competitors by focusing on core technologies of the value chain.

The company's comprehensive product portfolio is complemented by a worldwide service network with spare parts, consumables, process know-how, customer support, after-sales services, training and other services. Meyer Burger is represented in Europe, Asia and North America in the respective key markets and has subsidiaries and own service centres in China, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Singapore, Taiwan and the USA. The company is also working intensively to develop new markets such as South America, Africa and the Arab region. The registered shares of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (Ticker: MBTN).

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