Bad Staffelstein, May 5, 2025 – IBC SOLAR, a leading full-service provider of solar energy solutions, announces an important change at the top of its management. As of October 1, 2025, Julius Möhrstedt will take over as CEO of IBC SOLAR AG. Dr. Dirk Haft, who has been leading the company since January 2024, will return to the supervisory board in autumn 2025 when the change takes effect.
The change in management marks a significant step for the family business IBC SOLAR. After three intense and exciting years, Dr. Dirk Haft will hand over the leadership of IBC SOLAR AG to Julius Möhrstedt, shareholder and son of the company's founder Udo Möhrstedt. Dr. Haft has been closely connected to the IBC SOLAR group for many years. Before his role as CEO, Dr. Haft was already a member of the supervisory board and served as Co-CEO for more than a year. In this capacity, he bridged the generational transition at IBC SOLAR.
"The past three years at IBC SOLAR have been a special time for me, characterized by great cohesion, courage to change, and genuine passion for what this company stands for, but also by intense challenges," summarizes Dr. Dirk Haft, CEO of IBC SOLAR AG. "I am proud of what we have achieved in the past three years. I am pleased to now hand over the leadership to Julius Möhrstedt," says Dr. Haft. During a time of change and upheaval within the solar industry, Dr. Dirk Haft has led the company with prudence and commitment.
Julius Möhrstedt, who recently headed the Central Europe sales region and already held board positions, will take over as CEO on October 1, 2025. Deeply rooted in the company from a young age, Julius Möhrstedt combines established and lived corporate culture with new perspectives and a firm determination to actively shape the future of the company and the industry successfully.
Julius Möhrstedt adds: “I thank Dr. Haft for his support and the trust he has placed in me. I look forward to taking on the challenges and advancing the company together with our partners, customers, and employees.”
The leadership change represents the firm belief that innovation and tradition can go hand in hand and simultaneously demonstrates the Möhrstedt family's clear commitment to the future of their family-run business.
IBC SOLAR and the entire supervisory board thank Dr. Haft for his valuable work and wish him all the best for his future endeavors. The supervisory board warmly welcomes him in his new role.