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Yi Li Chairman and CEO Yi Li co-founded our company in 1993 and was elected as our chairman and chief executive officer in September 1993. He is currently the executive director of Guangdong Solar Energy Association, the chairman of a 23-member national committee that sets technical standards for the use of PV glass for construction purposes in China's solar energy industry, or China's national BIPV technical standard committee, and a member of the Photovoltaic Professional Committee of the China Solar Energy Society. From January 1994 to January 1995, Mr. Li was the deputy president of Shenzhen Hi-tech Industry Association, and served as the deputy general manager of Shenzhen Yukang Solar Industry Co., Ltd. From August 1991 to August 1993, Mr. Li worked at Shenzhen Materials and Goods Industry & Trade (Group) Co., Ltd. Mr. Li received a bachelor's degree in precision instrument from Shenzhen University in 1991, and a master's degree in business administration from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 1999. |
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Yixiang Chen Executive Director and Executive Vice President Yixiang Chen has served as our executive director and executive vice president since November 2006. He has more than 10 years of experience in management positions as technical inspector and general manager, focusing on security systems installation, marketing and research and development. Mr. Chen was certified as a first grade engineer in China by Honeywell International Inc. in 1996. He was also a part-time lecturer at the Commerce College of Huaqiao University in 2006. |
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Ka Hock Toh Proposed Independent Director David Ka Hock Toh will become a director of our company upon commencement of trading of our ADSs on the NYSE. Mr. Toh is also an independent director of Want Want China Holdings Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that manufactures and sells snack foods and beverages. Mr. Toh is an independent director of Franklin Offshore Holdings Pte. Ltd., a provider of offshore oil and gas support services. From July 2007 to July 2009, Mr. Toh was chairman of the advisory board of CNP Tax & Advisory Pte. Ltd., a tax advisory firm. From July 1999 to July 2007, Mr. Toh was the leader for providing tax advice on mergers and acquisitions transactions in Asia and head of the China desk for PricewaterhouseCoopers. From 1990 to 1999, he was the head of corporate tax at Coopers & Lybrand, Singapore, an international auditing and accounting services firm, before Coopers & Lybrand merged with Pricewaterhouse to form PricewaterhouseCoopers. From 1975 to 1990, he worked at various accounting firms in Hong Kong and Sydney. Mr. Toh received his bachelor's degree in commerce from the University of New South Wales in Australia in 1975 and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. |
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Chai-Wei Woo Proposed Independent Director Professor Chia-Wei Woo will become an independent non-executive director of our company upon commencement of trading of our ADSs on the NYSE. Professor Woo is president emeritus and university professor emeritus of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, at which he served for 13 years as founding president. He currently serves as an independent non-executive director of Lenovo Group, Shanghai Industrial Holdings, an overseas investment company established by the Shanghai municipal government and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and First Shanghai Investments. Professor Woo was president of San Francisco State University as the first Chinese-American to head a major university in the United States, from 1983 to 1988. From 1979 to 1983, Professor Woo was provost and professor of physics at the University of California at San Diego. From 1968 to 1979, Professor Woo taught physics at Northwestern University. Professor Woo received his Ph.D. degree in physics at Washington University in 1966 and carried out postdoctoral research at the University of California at San Diego from 1966 to 1968. Professor Woo published extensively in various fields of physics and received many honors and awards for professional achievement and civic contributions, including a number of fellowships and honorary degrees, the Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award by the United Nations Association in San Francisco, Gold Bauhinia Star by the government of Hong Kong, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by the queen of the United Kingdom and Chevalier de la Le´gion d'Honneur by the president of France. |
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Yi Li Chairman and CEO Yi Li co-founded our company in 1993 and was elected as our chairman and chief executive officer in September 1993. He is currently the executive director of Guangdong Solar Energy Association, the chairman of a 23-member national committee that sets technical standards for the use of PV glass for construction purposes in China's solar energy industry, or China's national BIPV technical standard committee, and a member of the Photovoltaic Professional Committee of the China Solar Energy Society. From January 1994 to January 1995, Mr. Li was the deputy president of Shenzhen Hi-tech Industry Association, and served as the deputy general manager of Shenzhen Yukang Solar Industry Co., Ltd. From August 1991 to August 1993, Mr. Li worked at Shenzhen Materials and Goods Industry & Trade (Group) Co., Ltd. Mr. Li received a bachelor's degree in precision instrument from Shenzhen University in 1991, and a master's degree in business administration from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 1999. |
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Yixiang Chen
Executive Director and Executive Vice President Yixiang Chen has served as our executive director and executive vice president since November 2006. He has more than 10 years of experience in management positions as technical inspector and general manager, focusing on security systems installation, marketing and research and development. Mr. Chen was certified as a first grade engineer in China by Honeywell International Inc. in 1996. He was also a part-time lecturer at the Commerce College of Huaqiao University in 2006. |
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Howard Chu Chief Financial Officer Howard Chu has served as our chief financial officer since July 2009. Prior to joining our company, he was the assistant to the chairman of United Energy Group Limited from October 2008 to June 2009. From May 2006 to April 2008, he was the chief investment officer of Shanghai Century Acquisition Corporation. From February 2001 to February 2006, he was a director of HSBC Markets (Asia) Limited. From November 1999 to January 2001, he co-founded Myrice.com and served as the Co-CEO of the company. From 1992 to 1999, he was a director in the Corporate Finance Department at ABN AMRO Asia Corporate Finance Limited. Mr. Chu received a bachelor’s degree in science in electrical engineering from the University of Rochester, New York in 1986 and a master’s degree in business administration from Columbia University in 1990. |
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Shengming Hu Chief Technology Officer Shengming Hu has served as our chief technology officer since 2007. Mr. Hu is currently the commissioner and vice secretary general of China's national BIPV technical standard committee. He served as our assistant chief engineer in 2006 and the manager of our quality control department from 1999 to 2005. Prior to joining our company in 1999, he was the manager of quality control department at Shenzhen Nanya Technology Co,. Ltd. from 1997 to 1999. Mr. Hu received a master's degree in condensed matter physics from Peking University in 1996. |
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Guoliang Wu Vice President of Sales Guoliang Wu has served as our vice president of sales since March 2006. Prior to joining our company in 2006, he was a senior sales manager at ZTE Corporation from January 2004 to November 2005. From October 2002 to November 2003, he worked as an engineer at Vodafone UK. Mr. Wu received a bachelor's degree in international finance from Shenzhen University in 1998, a second bachelor's degree in electronic engineering and application from the University of Central Lancashire in England in 2000. |
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Huashan Wang Vice President of Marketing Huashan Wang has served as our vice president of marketing since 2009. Prior to joining our company in 2009, Dr. Wang was the global marketing technical manager of GE Plastics (now known as SABIC Innovative Plastics) from 2004 to 2008. From 2001 to 2004, he was a Six Sigma Master Black Belt of GE Polymershapes, responsible for initiating, executing and managing project improvement. From 1999 to 2001, he served as a Pacific business leader and an operation manager for the Pacific region at GE Toshiba Silicones Co., Ltd. He served as the general manager from 1997 to 1999 and as a marketing manager from 1996 to 1997 at GE (Shanghai) Drive Systems. From 1994 to 1996, he was the China country manager in control technique of Emerson Electric Co. Dr. Wang received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Xi'an Jiaotong University in 1982 and his PhD in control theory from Imperial College in London in 1988. |
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Man Cheung Vice President of Production Tak Man Cheung has served as our vice president of production since December 2008. Prior to joining our company in 2008, he served as the PRC senior operation manager of Traxon Technologies Ltd. From 1998 to 2001, he served as the general manager of Huagang Optoelectronic Components (Huizhou) Co., Ltd. From 2001 to 2008, he served as the general manager of Huizhou Desay Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd. Mr. Cheung received a bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering from the National Cheng Kung University of Taiwan in 1972. |
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Kang Vice President of Administration Xiaojun Kang has served as our vice president of administration since 2009. Prior to joining our company in January 2007, he served as the manager of the customer service department for western European areas at ZTE Corporation from May 2002 to January 2007. From October 2000 to February 2002, he served as the technical support engineer of Shenzhen Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. From September 1999 to October 2000, he worked at the 5th Postal and Telecom Research Institution. Mr. Kang received a bachelor’s degree in electronic power systems and automation from Southeast University in 1999. |
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