Trina Solar Limited Appoints New Independent Director
CHANGZHOU, China, May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Trina Solar Limited (“Trina Solar” or the “Company”), an integrated manufacturer of solar PV products based in Changzhou, China, today announced that it appointed Mr. Qian Zhao to the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) at a meeting of the Board held on May 18, 2007. Mr. Zhao’s appointment fills the vacancy arisen from Mr. Canfang Liu’s resignation from the Board.
Regarding Mr. Canfang Liu’s departure, Mr. Jifan Gao, Trina Solar’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, “We are deeply grateful for the guidance and dedication that Mr. Liu has brought to the Company.”
Mr. Zhao is a lawyer by training and has practiced law for 17 years specializing in corporate finance, cross-border investments, securities and M&A. Mr. Zhao co-founded Haiwen & Partners, a preeminent PRC corporate finance law firm in Beijing, and was a senior partner there from 1992 to 1994 and 2004 to 2005. He was with Sullivan & Cromwell in New York from 1996 to 2000, and Skadden, Arps in Beijing from 2000 to 2003. Mr. Zhao currently works with investors in making private equity investments in China-based companies and is the acting COO of GuangCai 49 Holding Co., Ltd., an investment company co- founded by some of China’s leading private entrepreneurs.
“We are very pleased to be adding someone of Mr. Zhao’s stature and experience to Trina Solar’s board,” said Mr. Gao. “Mr. Zhao’s depth of legal and transaction experience will be invaluable to our company.”
About Trina Solar Limited:
Trina Solar is a well recognized manufacturer of high quality monocrystalline modules and has a long history as a solar PV pioneer since it was founded in 1997 as a system installation company in China. Trina Solar is currently one of the few PV manufactures that has developed a vertically integrated business model from the production of monocrystalline ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of high quality modules. This integrated value chain helps to ensure that high quality products can be delivered to its end customers around the globe, including those in European countries, such as Germany, Spain and Italy. The company’s solar modules provide reliable and environmentally-friendly electric power for residential, commercial, industrial and other applications worldwide. Trina Solar successfully completed its initial public offering in December 2006 and its ADSs are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol TSL. For further information, please visit the company’s website at http://www.trinasolar.com/.
Contact: Trina Solar Limited Mr. Sean Shao, CFO Phone: +(86) 519-548-6752 (Changzhou) Email: ir@trinasolar.com CCG Elite Investor Relations Mr. Crocker Coulson, President Phone: +(1) 646-213-1915 (New York) Email: crocker.coulson@ccgir.com Ed Job, CFA Phone: +(1) 646-213-1914 (New York) Email: ed.job@ccgir.com
Trina Solar Limited
CONTACT: Mr. Sean Shao, CFO of Trina Solar Limited, +86-519-548-6752,(Changzhou) ir@trinasolar.com or Mr. Crocker Coulson, President, InvestorRelations, +1-646-213-1915 (New York), crocker.coulson@ccgir.com or Ed Job,CFA, +1-646-213-1914 (New York), ed.job@ccgir.com, both of CCG Elite
Web site: http://www.trinasolar.com/