Daniel Menzel is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Swiss-German solar cell and module maker Meyer Burger and a Member of the Management Board. Daniel has a versatile background having studied Business Law and Administration plus Mechanical Engineering & Technical Building Equipment. Throughout his career and with 15 years of solar experience he has been responsible for purchasing, sales and marketing in various organizations. This made him a perfect candidate to take over responsibility for Meyer Burger’s operational parts in 2021 when the company started to construct a brand new cell factory in the city of Bitterfeld-Wolfen (1 hour from Berlin) and a solar module factory in the city of Freiberg, close to Dresden. In 2022, Meyer Burger started operations in the US and is currently building a module factory in Arizona and a cell factory in Colorado. Daniel Menzel is heading the US operations and responsible for the company´s move to the US.
Daniel is committed to the renaissance of the solar industry in the western world and a strong believer in the need for resilience in the energy sector.