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July 27, 2007
Tnanjing,
China: China Sunergy Appoints New Chief Executive Officer
China
Sunergy, a specialized solar cell manufacturer based in Nanjing,
China, has appointed Allen Wang as its new Chief Executive Officer
with immediate effect.
Mr.
Wang will succeed Mr. Tingxiu Lu, who will remain as Executive
Chairman and continue to be an integral part of the management
team and a member of China Sunergy's Board of Directors. Mr. Wang,
53, brings with him over 26 years experience in operations management
and sales with leading technology companies in China, the US and
Taiwan.
His
particular strengths are in supply chain management, operational
management and procurement. Mr. Wang joins China Sunergy from
NEC China, where he was Senior Vice President and General Manager
of its operations division focusing on supply chain management,
quality assurance and customer service.
Prior
to joining NEC, he spent nearly ten years with Motorola in a variety
of senior operational management roles including time spent establishing,
developing and overseeing Motorola's handset joint venture in
China, which he took from start-up to a business with annual sales
of US$600 million per/annum within three years.
In
addition to his experience in China, Mr. Wang also spent eight
years in the US with AT&T. Mr. Tingxiu Lu, Chairman and CEO of
China Sunergy, commented, "I am delighted that Allen Wang has
decided to join us and look forward to working closely with him
over the coming months. I was particularly impressed by both his
drive and ability to grasp the more technical element of our business
and believe that these factors, combined with his considerable
operational experience and proven ability to grow a business,
will be of enormous benefit to us as we seek to forge closer ties
with suppliers and expand our operations."
Mr.
Wang further added, "It is a great honor to be appointed to be
the CEO of such a young and dynamic company as China Sunergy.
As an engineer, I am extremely impressed by the strength of the
company's research and development efforts and look forward to
ensuring that these efforts can be commercially realized as we
seek to expand our customer base and secure long-term contracts
with our suppliers."
An
engineer by training, Mr. Wang holds an MA in mechanical engineering
from Yale University, an MA in electrical engineering and PhD
in Computer Science from Northwestern University and an MBA from
the University of Chicago. He is fluent in both English and Mandarin
Chinese.
In
the light of Allen Wang's appointment as a director to the board,
Mr. Shiliang Guo will step down as a board member with immediate
effect.
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