Spire Corporation Announces Appointment of Marketing Vice President

July 10, 2007 11:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Spire Corporation Announces Appointment of Marketing Vice President
BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR) announced today that it has expanded its marketing force with the addition of Mark C. Willingham as Marketing Vice President. Mr. Willingham is responsible for Spire’s solar strategic marketing efforts and to build on the strength of Spire’s technology platform.
Mr. Willingham brings over 15 years of leadership and experience in marketing, sales and business development in complex environments. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a Masters in Business Administration from Boston College. Prior to joining Spire, Mr. Willingham was Vice President and Partner at Hudson Lock LLC where he turned sales activity around from a five-year decline to a 20% growth rate in 18 months and the company was returned to a profitable operation in eight months. In addition, he lead the Sales and Marketing effort at ADE Technologies as Director of Sales & Marketing dealing with emerging technologies in the Semiconductor and Data Storage markets. He was responsible for strategic vision and sales execution, growing market share during difficult industry conditions. Prior to his career in industry, Mr. Willingham was an Officer in the U.S. Navy and Gulf War veteran.
Mr. Roger G. Little, Chairman and CEO of Spire Corporation, said, “Spire has increased the number of individuals in the Solar group by roughly 83% since December 31, 2006 due to our expanding photovoltaic module manufacturing equipment and turnkey lines. Mr. Willingham’s strong technology background, marketing experience, and mix of high technology and manufacturing is ideally suited to Spire as we continue to aggressively expand our solar business. His insights and energy will be invaluable in helping Spire expand its markets and achieve its goals.”
“This is an exciting time with the Company’s expanding growth. Spire is pleased to welcome Mr. Willingham to our Spire team and we look forward to the positive impact he will have in our Solar operation,” concluded Mr. Little.
About Spire Corporation
Spire Corporation provides products and services to the solar energy, biomedical and optoelectronics industries worldwide. For more information, visit www.spirecorp.com.
Certain matters described in this news release may be forward-looking statements subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risk of dependence on market growth, competition and dependence on government agencies and other third parties for funding contract research and services, as well as other factors described in the Company's Form 10-KSB and other periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contacts
Spire CorporationRoger G. Little, 781-275-6000Chairman and CEO