Mr. Schroeder has over 25 years of successful experience in photovoltaic and semiconductor manufacturing operations, sales and marketing, including periods at Texas Instruments, CCT Solar and Metron Technology.
At Metron, Mr. Schroeder was the global Director of Fab Solutions when it was one of the largest worldwide distributors of equipment and materials for the semiconductor industry. Since 2007, Mr. Schroeder has focused on sales to photovoltaic manufacturers and manufacturing equipment providers.
"We are very pleased that Mr. Schroeder is representing Aurora in the European market, said Gordon Deans, President and CEO of Aurora. He is well respected in the industry and has an excellent track record in sales of measurement equipment and materials for photovoltaic and semiconductor manufacturing."
"I am excited to be representing Aurora in Europe," stated Mr. Schroeder. "The need to continuously improve manufacturing profitability has become paramount in the photovoltaic industry, and Aurora's products provide a valuable, unique and much-?needed solution for this need."
Mr. Schroeder will be concentrating on developing business for Aurora with European?headquartered solar manufacturers, and with major European photovoltaic equipment providers.