Carmanah Technologies Corporation (TSX: CMH) (“the Company”) today announces the resignation of Peter Berrang from the Board of Directors.
“Peter has been active and involved with Carmanah throughout his board tenure” said Michael Sonnenfeldt, Chairman of the Board. “In fact, it was Peter’s initiative that led to board reform and the management changes which set Carmanah’s dramatic turnaround in motion. Without his initiative I doubt that the Company would have been able to make the progress it has over the past 3-years. All of us at Carmanah wish him all the best in the future.”
Mr. Berrang has been a board member since May, 2010 and will remain an investor in the company. “Watching Carmanah develop over the past few years has been very rewarding.” said Peter Berrang. “I am pleased to be leaving my director role with the Company in such great condition and with such a promising future.”
Mr. Berrang’s resignation is effective immediately.
About Carmanah Technologies Corporation
Headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia, Carmanah produces a portfolio of products focused on energy optimized LED and solar technologies. We design, develop and distribute energy efficient LED solutions for infrastructure including: signaling systems for the marine aids to navigation, airfield ground lighting, offshore wind marking, aviation obstruction and traffic markets. Carmanah’s product portfolio also includes industrial and commercial solar powered outdoor LED lighting systems, and solar on and off-grid power generation systems. Since 1996, we have earned a global reputation for delivering strong and effective products for industrial applications that perform reliably in some of the world’s harshest environments. Our LED and solar power systems provide durable, dependable, efficient and cost-effective solutions which have been deployed in over 400,000 installations in 110 countries. The Carmanah brand portfolio includes Go Power! and recently acquired companies, Sol and Sabik.
Contact
Carmanah Technologies Corporation:
Evan Brown, (250) 380-0052
Chief Financial Officer/Corporate Secretary
investors@carmanah.com
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