CAMARILLO, Calif., Oct. 17, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Power-One, Inc. (Nasdaq:PWER), a leading provider of renewable energy and energy-efficient power conversion and power management solutions, today announces the appointment of Dave Wojciechowski as Vice President of Renewable Energy Sales for North America. Dave joins Power-One with considerable experience with photovoltaic inverters, having led North American and global sales teams and driven market development.

Most recently, he held the position of Senior Director of Sales at SMA Solar Technology America. Prior to his tenure at SMA, Dave was the Director of Global Sales at Emcore and held senior engineering positions at a variety of companies, including IBM. Dave holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a dual BS in Chemical Engineering from Clarkson University and BA in Chemistry from S.U.N.Y. at Potsdam.

Dr. Alex Levran, President of Renewable Energy Solutions at Power-One, said, "We are excited to have Dave join Power-One, as he brings a wealth of experience and a variety of comprehensive sales strategies to our team. His knowledge of the U.S. and Canadian solar markets and key players will help drive our already strong growth in this market, which we entered in late 2010."

About Power-One

Power-One is a leading provider of renewable energy and energy-efficient power conversion and power management solutions and is the world's second largest designer and manufacturer of photovoltaic inverters. Its renewable energy products enable the industry's highest yielding conversion of power from solar arrays for use by utilities, commercial enterprises and homes. Power-One has a 40 year history as the leader in high efficiency and high density power supply products for a variety of industries including Renewable Energy, Servers Storage & Networking, Industrial and Network Power Systems. The company is headquartered in Camarillo, CA and has global sales offices, manufacturing, and R&D operations in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Power-One is traded on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol PWER. For more information, please visit www.Power-One.com.

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