STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – APRIL 26, 2024 – Exeger, the Swedish deep-tech company behind the revolutionary solar cell technology Powerfoyle™, today announces that Mr Sixten Jansson will take on the role of Chief Manufacturing Officer. Sixten’s employment with Exeger will start on August 12.
Sixten has over twenty years of senior leadership experience in manufacturing and operations from both the paper making and advanced printing industry, most recently as Managing Director at Crane AB part of Crane Currency.
Giovanni Fili, CEO and Founder of Exeger, explains, “With decades of experience from paper making and printing for central banks all over the world, Sixten is undoubtedly perfect for taking Exeger to the next level in manufacturing. As we are swiftly expanding the production capacity of Stockholm II, Sixten’s extensive leadership experience will play a key role in shaping the future for Exeger.”
“Exeger is building a new global industry right here in Sweden, and to be part of this new chapter in Swedish innovation is thrilling.”
Chief Manufacturing Officer, Sixten Jansson
Sixten Jansson says, “I’m humbled to be tasked with leading the manufacturing of Powerfoyle into the next phase of industrialization including automation and robotization for mass production. Exeger is building a new global industry right here in Sweden, and to be part of this new chapter in Swedish innovation is thrilling.”
Over the last year, Exeger signed world leading customers, including Vusion Group, 3M, Kapsch, and the world’s largest computer peripherals company. Stockholm II, Exeger’s second factory, started to manufacture solar cell for customers, creating a redundancy in manufacturing. They raised 55 MEUR with a combination of a loan from the EIB and equity funding to swiftly increase capacity at Stockholm II. Earlier this year, Exeger launched six products at CES 2024 with new and existing customers, as well as the Powerfoyle version of the Vusion EdgeSense digital shelf system during NRF 2024: Retail’s Big Show.
Exeger is a Swedish company with a unique solar cell technology that converts all forms of light into electrical energy. This material, Powerfoyle, is the world’s only fully customisable solar cell. With its superior design properties, it can be integrated seamlessly into any electronic device.
Powerfoyle enhances every product it is integrated into with extended or even unlimited battery life, putting the power of cutting-edge solar cell technology directly in the hands of people. Exeger is leading the way to energy independence through more sustainable and user-friendly products — with the vision to touch the lives of a billion people by 2030.
