Mr. Mark C. Willingham

Mark Willingham

Spire Solar Inc.

One Patriots Park

Bedford, MA 01730

1 781-275-6000

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"The booming Southeast Asia solar market represents a compelling opportunity for manufacturers, and UST is an excellent partner to help us tap this market," said Spire's Vice President of Corporate Marketing, Mark Willingham.

Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR) announced today that it has expanded its marketing force with the addition of Mark C. Willingham as Marketing Vice President.Mr. Willingham is responsible for Spire's solar strategic marketing efforts and to build on the strength of Spire's technology platform.

Mr. Willingham brings over 15 years of leadership and experience in marketing, sales and business development in complex environments.He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a Masters in Business Administration from Boston College.Prior to joining Spire, Mr. Willingham was Vice President and Partner at Hudson Lock LLC where he turned sales activity around from a five-year decline to a 20% growth rate in 18 months and the company was returned to a profitable operation in eight months.In addition, he lead the Sales and Marketing effort at ADE Technologies as Director of Sales & Marketing dealing with emerging technologies in the Semiconductor and Data Storage markets.He was responsible for strategic vision and sales execution, growing market share during difficult industry conditions.Prior to his career in industry, Mr. Willingham was an Officer in the U.S. Navy and Gulf War veteran.
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Mr. Willingham's strong technology background, marketing experience, and mix of high technology and manufacturing is ideally suited to Spire as we continue to aggressively expand our solar business.His insights and energy will be invaluable in helping Spire expand its markets and achieve its goals."

"This is an exciting time with the Company's expanding growth.Spire is pleased to welcome Mr. Willingham to our Spire team and we look forward to the positive impact he will have in our Solar operation," concluded Mr. Little.

Mark Willingham

Spire Solar Inc.

One Patriots Park

Bedford, MA 01730

1 781 275-6000

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"Last year alone, Japan installed approximately 350 megawatts of solar photovoltaic energy and we are pleased to be here in support of our Japanese partner.""We expect that in addition to Spire Nisshinbo Japanese customers, many other customers from the region will attend the conference," said Mark Willingham, Spire's Vice President of Corporate Marketing.

BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2007--Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR) announced today that it has expanded its marketing force with the addition of Mark C. Willingham as Marketing Vice President.Mr. Willingham is responsible for Spire's solar strategic marketing efforts and to build on the strength of Spire's technology platform.

Mr. Willingham brings over 15 years of leadership and experience in marketing, sales and business development in complex environments.He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a Masters in Business Administration from Boston College.Prior to joining Spire, Mr. Willingham was Vice President and Partner at Hudson Lock LLC where he turned sales activity around from a five-year decline to a 20% growth rate in 18 months and the company was returned to a profitable operation in eight months.In addition, he lead the Sales and Marketing effort at ADE Technologies as Director of Sales & Marketing dealing with emerging technologies in the Semiconductor and Data Storage markets.He was responsible for strategic vision and sales execution, growing market share during difficult industry conditions.Prior to his career in industry, Mr. Willingham was an Officer in the U.S. Navy and Gulf War veteran.
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Mr. Willingham's strong technology background, marketing experience, and mix of high technology and manufacturing is ideally suited to Spire as we continue to aggressively expand our solar business.His insights and energy will be invaluable in helping Spire expand its markets and achieve its goals."

"This is an exciting time with the Company's expanding growth.Spire is pleased to welcome Mr. Willingham to our Spire team and we look forward to the positive impact he will have in our Solar operation," concluded Mr. Little.

"We expect that in addition to Spire Nisshinbo Japanese customers, many other customers from the region will attend the conference," said Mark Willingham, Spire's vice president of corporate marketing.

"The single long pulse of the 4600SLP allows for full saturation of the newest thin-film modules and results in a high production rate for module testing," says Mark Willingham, Spire's VP of corporate marketing."The simulator is the brain of the production line and defines the power at which a module can be sold," he adds.

"The PV Technology Show is one of the world's top venues to showcase our systems to current and potential customers," said Mark Willingham, Spire's Vice President of Corporate Marketing.

Spire, a Bedford, MA based provider of products and services to the solar energy, biomedical and optoelectronics industries, named Mark Willingham as VP of Marketing.Willingham was formerly VP and Partner at Hudson Lock.