Effective October 8, 2017, the Board of Directors of Solar A/S has decided to appoint Jens Andersen as new CEO. Following his appointment, Jens Andersen will make up the Executive Board of Solar together with CCO Hugo Dorph and CFO Michael Jeppesen.Jens Andersen replaces Anders Wilhjelm who resigns by mutual agreement from his position as CEO as of October 8, 2017. Since 2012, Jens Andersen has held the position as Senior Vice President, been a member of Group Management and held the position as Managing Director of Solar Danmark. Jens Andersen (aged 48) will continue holding the position as Managing Director of Solar Danmark alongside his position as CEO. An accountant by training, Jens Andersen has been employed by Solar since 1998. He has held positions as CFO and Finance and Supply Chain Director of Solar Danmark and Geschäftsführer of Solar Deutschland. Jens Andersen is a member of the board of the trade association VELTEK.
Solar A/S is a Denmark-based company engaged in the distribution of electrical, heating, plumbing and ventilation components. The Companyâs sales are divided into industry segment and contractor segment. The Company offers, among others, lightning, boilers and radiators, water heaters, heat pumps, switches and socket outlets, detection and push buttons, fans and air handling units, solar heating units, fire alarm systems, contactors, and cables for building, marine and offshore, and telecommunications industries. The products are distributed through a network of centrally located branches, drive-ins supporting the central warehouses and through an online channel. Apart from this, it sells accessories for consumer electronics through Aurora Group A/S. Solar A/S operates a number of subsidiaries in Denmark, Faroe Islands, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland and Austria. It operates, among others, through MAG45, an integrated supply company.
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