In July, the top two Spanish show jumping riders Aurelio Gutierrez and Jacobo Maldonado, which are supported by meeco AG since early May 2009, continued their successful riding.

Jacobo Maldonado competed in the famous young horses show of ANCADES (CSNCJ) in the Riding Club CECYL of Segovia in Spain. He won the big class on 11 July with SunCarrier Darmena and came second by the small margin of 5 seconds on 12 July in the 6-year-old class with his imported mare SunCarrier Carlanka, daughter of the well-known stallion Caretino.

Jacobo Maldonado participated in the Vimeiro 3 Star International Show (CSI3*) in Portugal.  He came 2nd in the 6-year-old Class with SunCarrier T Carlanka (18 July).

Aurelio Gutierrez was very successful in the Dehesa Montenmedio National 2 Star show Circuito de la luna (III), Vejer de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain. His results were

·     1st in Class 1m35 with SunCarrier Life Style (17 July)

·     1st in Class 1m35 with SunCarrier Life Style (18 July).

Jacobo Maldonado participated in Vimeiros  International Show Jumping competition (Portugal). Once again, he did extremely well. He achieved

·     3rd place in Big Class 1m50 with SunCarrier Felix de Villafranca (23 July)

·     3rd place in Big Class 1m50 with SunCarrier Felix de Villafranca (24 July)

·     3rd place in Young-6-Year Olds with SunCarrier T Carlanka (25 July) and

·     2nd place in Young 6-Year-Olds with SunCarrier T Carlanka (26 July)

meeco AG, headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, announces the appointment of Stuart Moss as General Manager of its U.S. Operations. Mr. Moss will direct all aspects of the U.S. operation, which is based in Orange County, California.

“A large increase in the demand for renewable energy can only be reached by applying a variety of technologies including (PV), explains Dieter Trutschler, Sales Director of meeco AG.  meeco was operating in the USA even before last years Presidential elections, adapting its business model to the specific situations in North and South America.  Now we want to start taking advantage of the highly favorable market environment.

Stuart Moss brings a particularly strong combination of strategic, business development, operational, and leadership skillsall necessary in the evaluation, positioning, and execution of meecos business model for North and South America.  Based on his success at both multinational and entrepreneurial companies focused on technical solutions, we are very excited to have Stuart leading our efforts in these evolving markets.

Both North and South America provide significant opportunities to expand meecos renewable energy footprint, said Mr. Moss. While the Obama administration has made renewable energy a top priority, several States such as California have already adopted aggressive renewable energy targets.  While it remains to be seen what eventually comes out of Congress, hundreds of millions of dollars appropriated in the 2009 Stimulus Bill are already being spent on real programs and projects.

At the same time, countries and industries in Central and South America realize more clearly that access to energy, on and off the electricity grid, is critical to their economic growth and the living standards of their citizens.

I look forward to determining where meeco can make the biggest impact and providing solutions to address customers needs in those areas.