AstroPower Expands Staff to Ensure World-Class Quality.Business Editors NEWARK, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2003 Orland Pitts to Lead Organization in its Continued Development and Manufacture of World-Class Quality Solar Electric Power Products AstroPower, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :APWR APWR Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor APWR Americans for the Preservation of the White Race APWR Anti-Pyramid Web Ring (Bosnian bloggers) APWR Alliance to Protect Water Resources, Inc. ) announced today that it has hired an expert quality control professional to ensure world-class quality throughout the company's product line and manufacturing processes. Orland Pitts, who brings critical expertise in the areas of quality control, process innovation, and project management, has been named AstroPower's Director, Quality Programs. As Director, Quality Programs, Orland Pitts will be responsible for the development and implementation of world-class quality practices throughout the company, starting with manufacturing operations Manufacturing operations concern the operation of a facility, as opposed to maintenance, supply and distribution, health, and safety, emergency response, human resources, security, information technology and other infrastructural support organizations. . His specific responsibilities will include management of AstroPower's single-crystal solar cell solar cell, semiconductor devised to convert light to electric current. It is a specially constructed diode, usually made of silicon crystal. When light strikes the exposed active surface, it knocks electrons loose from their sites in the crystal. fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. and worldwide module assembly. In addition, Mr. Pitts will lead the implementation of a world-class business system across the entire organization. Mr. Pitts has extensive experience in the development and implementation of quality improvement processes, which he gained at The Carborundum Company (a British Petroleum organization) and while serving as president of his own consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , OCP (processor) OCP - Order Code Processor. Quality Consultants. He has conducted Malcolm Baldridge Assessments for many leading organizations and successfully led several in their quest for QS 9000 and ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9000 certification, in addition to providing team-based training and process improvement and re-engineering guidance. Mr. Pitts' clients included many international manufacturing, government, educational, and service organizations, including Motorola, General Motors, Snyder Industries, and FERRO, Inc. He is an accomplished quality professional who has served on the Board of Examiners of the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award. Before founding OCP Quality Consultants, Mr. Pitts spent 22 years at The Carborundum Company, most recently as Manager, Corporate Quality. In addition to the development of a total quality training program, Mr. Pitts provided worldwide technical support for all company operations and worked with senior management to design and institutionalize in·sti·tu·tion·a·lize v. To place a person in the care of an institution, especially one providing care for the disabled or mentally ill. in statistical process control and process capability procedures. "We are extremely excited to welcome a professional of Orland's caliber to AstroPower," said Dr. Allen Barnett, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of AstroPower. "We have reached a stage in our development where Orland's skills and knowledge base will be vital in helping us grow to a larger scale and operate more efficiently. We believe that the benefits of this addition will be evident not only within AstroPower, but will be shared with our many customers and partners as well as the mainstream residential market as a whole. Mr. Pitts will bring tremendous value to AstroPower as we continue to develop and manufacture world-class solar electric power products." About AstroPower Headquartered in Newark, Delaware, AstroPower is the world's largest independent manufacturer of solar electric power products, and a leading provider of solar electric power systems for the mainstream residential market. AstroPower develops, manufactures, markets and sells a range of solar electric power generation products, including solar cells, modules, and panels as well as its SunChoice(TM) pre-packaged systems for the global marketplace. Solar electric power systems provide a clean, renewable source of electricity in both off-grid and on-grid applications. In October 2002, AstroPower was named one of the 200 Best Small Companies by Forbes Magazine. For more information, please visit www.astropower.com. This press release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, as described in the Company's registration statements and periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result, there can be no assurance that the Company's future results will not be materially different from those projected. The projections contained herein speak only of the Company's expectations as of the date of this press release. The Company hereby expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statements to reflect any change in the Company's expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which such statement is based. |
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