Heraeus President named Vice Chairman of APVIA
Andreas Liebheit, President of Heraeus Photovoltaics
Andreas Liebheit has been named as Vice Chairman of the APVIA-Board. In his role he will help driving the Asian PV sectors sustainable development. Liebheit is President of Heraeus Photovoltaics, the worldwide leading supplier of metallization pastes for the Photovoltaic Industry.
Effective immediately Heraeus Photovoltaics President Andreas Liebheit, has been nominated Vice Chairman of Asian Photovoltaic Industry Association (APVIA), one of the worldwide most influential associations of PV related enterprises, scientific institutions and related organizations in Asian countries.
"It is my great honor to take the role of Vice Chairman of APVIA, a leading PV industrial organization. I am committed to working with my colleagues to fulfill our mission of promoting the advancement of Asia's PV industry by enhancing bilateral relationships between governments, industries and enterprises of different countries in Asia", said Andreas Liebheit.
The nomination follows Andreas Liebheit's intensive engagement of continuously driving innovation that delivers value for customers across the board. An important milestone of Heraeus worldwide leadership as supplier of metallization paste has been last month launch of the new Heraeus SOL9641A series front-side silver paste, raising the conversion efficiency of solar cells by 0.1% thus helping customers improving performance while addressing costs.
Founded in Singapore in 2011, Asian Photovoltaic Industry Association (APVIA) is a non-profit organisation consisting of PV related enterprises, scientific institutes and related organisations in Asian countries under the principle of voluntary enrolment. With the mission of promoting the advancement of Asia's PV industry, APVIA strives to enhance bilateral relationships between governments, industries and enterprises of different countries in Asia on policy, market, technology and financial investment so as to accelerate the development of PV applications in Asia. The aim of APVIA is to encourage technological and economic information exchange within the Association, facilitate its members' contact with governments and societies in Asian countries, accelerate progress in upgrading and popularization of technology, promote economic development of the industry, and provide services for members.