Meet the Team
Max Metelius
CEO
Born 1969. CEO since 2020. Employed by ASAB since August 2018.
Email: max.metelius@advancedsoltech.com
Phone: +46 8 441 88 40
Mobile: +46 72 316 04 44
Experience
Max has worked for the past eight years with various roles in renewable energy and was a co-founder of Alight in 2012-2017, business developer in solar energy at BMI in 2017-2018 and CFO/COO at the Company in 2018-2019. Prior to that, Max gained experience from the financial sector at Carnegie and HQ Bank during the years 1998-2012, primarily focusing on investments in emerging markets.
Education
Master of Laws, Stockholm University. Master of Law and Economics, University of Hamburg. Studies in Economics and Geoscience, Stockholm University.
Other assignments/positions
Board member of Advanced SolTech Renewable Energy (Hangzhou) Co. Ltd., Longrui Solar Energy (Suqian) Co., Ltd, Suqian Ruiyan New Energy Co., Ltd., ST-Solar Holding AB, Kraftwerk Holding AB and Kraftwerk Consulting AB.
Holding in the company
80,000 shares and 387,475 warrants held through corporate structure and insurance.
Stefan Salomonsson
CFO
Born 1980. CFO since 2023. Employed by ASAB since December 2023.
Email: stefan.salomonsson@advancedsoltech.com
Mobile: +46 70 220 8000
Experience
Stefan was most recently CFO at P.F.C., a company he co-founded and which was acquired by Svea Bank in 2021. He was also co-founder and CFO of Betalo, which was divested in 2020. Prior to that, Stefan was at EY Transaction Advisory Services for eight years in Stockholm and New York.
Education
MSc in Business Administration, Uppsala University.
Other assignments/positions
Board member of Crownstone Capital AB, Crownstone Consulting AB, NS Capital AB, I-Sport Retail 54 AB, PFC Technology AB and Rahnsäter AB.
Holding in the company
46,000 shares.
Cecilia Markborn (Xia)
General Counsel
Born 1992. General Counsel since 2021. Employed by ASAB since February 2021.
Email: cecilia.markborn@advancedsoltech.com
Mobile: +46 73 500 16 78
Experience
Cecilia has worked as a lawyer at Setterwalls Advokatbyrå within the areas of mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and corporate law for Swedish and international companies.
Education
Master of Laws, Uppsala University
Other assignments/positions
No other assignments.
Holding in the company
0 shares. 38,748 warrants.
Gang Bao
CEO of Advanced SolTech Renewable Energy
Born 1969. CEO since 2020. Employed since 2015.
Experience
Since 2015, Gang has worked with sales and business development in Group companies. In 2012-2015, Gang was the sales and marketing manager of Advanced Solar Power Hangzhou. Between 2008-2012, Gang was manufacturing manager at Advanced Solar Power Hangzhou.
Education
MS in Mathematics and Computer Science, Colorado School of Mines. BS in Mathematics, ShanDong University, JiNan.
Other ongoing assignments
Board member of Advanced SolTech Renewable Energy (Hangzhou) Co. Ltd., Longrui Solar Energy (Suqian) Co., Ltd, Suqian Ruiyan New Energy Co., Ltd. and HuBei KaiLong Longyan Energy Technology Co. Ltd.
Holding in the company
0 shares. 387,475 warrants.
Frederic Telander
Executive Chairman of the board
Born 1964. Executive Chairman since 2020. Board member since 2016.
Email: frederic.telander@advancedsoltech.com
Phone: +46 8 441 88 46
Mobile: +46 70 525 16 03
Experience
Former partner of EIG Venture Capital Ltd, an investment company focusing on cleantech investments. During the period 2001-2008, senior executives (CEO and Vice Chairman) of the Gas Turbine Efficiency Group, which was listed on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM list in 2005. During 2007-2009 and 2018-2020, Frederic was Chairman of the Board of Soltech Energy Sweden AB (publ), and between 2009-2018, Frederic was CEO of Soltech Energy Sweden AB (publ). During the years 2016-2020, Frederic was CEO of Advanced Soltech Sweden AB.
Education
University studies in business administration.
Other ongoing assignments
Board member of Advanced SolTech Renewable Energy (Hangzhou) Co. Ltd., Longrui Solar Energy (Suqian) Co., Ltd, Suqian Ruiyan New Energy Co., Ltd. and Sactum AB.
Holding in the company
35,846 shares, whereof 16,006 through company and 406,849 warrants held through corporate structure and insurance.