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SMA Solar Technology AG: Dr.-Ing. h. c. Günther Cramer Dies

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SMA Solar Technology AG: Dr.-Ing. h. c. Günther Cramer Dies

08.01.2015 / 10:06

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Corporate News from SMA Solar Technology AG and cdw Stiftungsverbund gGmbH

Dr.-Ing. h. c. Günther Cramer Dies

Company founder, long-standing Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
Supervisory Board of SMA Solar Technology AG and founder of the Günther
Cramer Foundation, Dr.-Ing. h. c. Günther Cramer, recipient of the German
Environmental Award, died on January 6, 2015, at the age of 62 after a
long, difficult illness. The Managing Board, Supervisory Board, Works
Council and employees of SMA Solar Technology AG and the management and
employees of cdw Stiftungsverbund gGmbH mourn the loss of a courageous
visionary and pioneer in the global energy transition.

"In Günther Cramer, we have lost an extraordinary person whom we will never
forget. As the company founder, CEO and Chairman of the Supervisory Board,
he shaped the history of SMA and its employees throughout his entire life.
His courage, passion and commitment to the energy transition will always
continue to serve as a model and an inspiration to us," says SMA CEO
Pierre-Pascal Urbon.

"Günther Cramer set real standards in his endeavors to advance renewable
energy and the industry. To that end, he was also involved at the level of
energy policy-making and the energy industry-both in the North Hesse region
as well as at the state and national level-with great commitment and
success," explains Volker Wasgindt, Managing Director of cdw
Stiftungsverbund. "His environmental and social commitment were
unparalleled. Günther Cramer will always have a lasting place in our
hearts, not only due to his achievements but also as an exceptional
person."

Günther Cramer foresaw the decentralized, renewable energy supply of the
future early on and never deterred from turning his vision into a reality.
With great courage, foresight and conviction, he worked with his partners
Peter Drews and Reiner Wettlaufer to transform SMA Solar Technology AG from
a small engineering firm to a global market and technology leader. Through
this work he played an important role in paving the way toward a global and
100 percent decentralized and renewable energy supply.

He continued to devote his efforts to this cause with tremendous passion
even after leaving the SMA Managing Board. He founded the Günther Cramer
Foundation, which is part of the cdw Stiftungsverbund gGmbH foundation