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A Global Team Passionate about Solar

Suntech’s team of over 20,000 employees shares a common passion for accelerating the pace of global solar energy adoption. We have offices in 13 countries, including regional headquarters in San Francisco, California; Schaffhausen, Switzerland; and Wuxi, China.

LEADERSHIP TEAM

	Dr. Zhengrong Shi Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Zhengrong Shi is our founder, chairman of our board of directors and our chief executive officer. Prior to founding our company in 2001, he was a research director and executive director of Pacific Solar Pty., Ltd., an Australian PV company engaged in the commercialization of next-generation thin film technology, from 1995 to 2001. From 1992 to 1995, he was a senior research scientist and the leader of the Thin Film Solar Cells Research Group in the Centre of Excellence for Photovoltaic Engineering at the University of New South Wales in Australia, the only government-sponsored PV industry research center in Australia. Dr. Shi is the inventor for 15 patents in PV technologies and has published or presented a number of articles and papers in PV-related scientific magazines and at conferences. Dr. Shi received a bachelor’s degree in optical science from Changchun University of Science and Technology in China in 1983, a master’s degree in laser physics from the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1986, and a Ph.D degree in electrical engineering from the University of New South Wales in Australia in 1992.
	Dr. Stuart Wenham Chief Technology Officer Dr. Stuart Wenham has been our chief technology officer since July 2005. He is also currently a Scientia Professor and the Director of the Centre of Excellence for Advanced Silicon Photovoltaics and Photonics, at the University of New South Wales in Australia. From 1995 to 2004, he was the co-director of research at Pacific Solar Pty. Ltd. From 1999 to 2003, he was the head of the School for Photovoltaic Engineering and the director of the Key Centre for Photovoltaic Engineering at the University of New South Wales. From 1996 to 1998, he was the head of the Electronics Department and from 1991 to 1998, the associate director of the Photovoltaics Special Research Centre, also at the University of New South Wales. In 2008, Dr. Wenham received the Clunies Ross Medal from the Australian Academy for Technological Sciences and Engineering, and, in 2006, received the World Technology Award for Energy. In 1999, Dr. Wenham received The Australia Prize for Energy Science and Technology and in 1998, the Chairman’s Award at the Australian Technology Awards, in both cases jointly with Martin A. Green. Dr. Wenham received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of New South Wales in Australia in 1986.
	Mr. David King Chief Financial Officer Mr. David King became Suntech’s Chief Financial Officer in May 2011. Mr. King is the former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Tetra Tech, Inc., a leading provider of consulting, engineering, program management, construction, and technical services addressing the resource management, energy and infrastructure markets. Prior to Tetra Tech, Mr. King served as Vice President of Finance and Operations of Walt Disney Imagineering, and earlier, as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Asia Pacific region for Bechtel Group, Inc., a global engineering, construction and project management company. Mr. King began his career at Price Waterhouse where he gained a decade of international and transactional experience at the firm's Seattle, Los Angeles and Hong Kong offices. Mr. King studied Business Administration at the University of Washington and is a Certified Public Accountant.
	Mr. Andrew Beebe Chief Commercial Officer Mr. Andrew Beebe joined Suntech in 2008, following the company’s acquisition of EI Solutions, a California-based regional solar installer. Previously, he was the founder of Energy Innovations, a solar technology development company, a partner at Clean Edge, a clean-tech consulting firm, and co-founder and CEO of Bigstep, one of the world’s first small business e-commerce solutions providers. Mr. Beebe holds a B.A. in government from Dartmouth College.
	Dr. Hongkuan Jiang Chief Human Resources Officer With over twenty years of working experience in human resource and related areas, Mr. Hongkuan Jiang joined Suntech earlier this year as vice president of Human Resources. Prior to Suntech, he worked as a human resources manager or director for several multinational companies, including General Electric, Johnson & Johnson, and GDF Suez, both within and outside China. Mr. Jiang earned a PhD in international political economy from York University, Canada and an M.A at the Beijing Institute of Foreign Affairs.
	Mr. (Eric) Xin Luo Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain Mr. Luo joined Suntech in October 2010 as the Vice President of Global Supply Chain and is responsible for end-to-end supply chain management encompassing order management, supply/demand planning, procurement, manufacturing and logistics. With over 20 years of professional experience in global sourcing/supply chain, he brings an extensive knowledge in the manufacturing environment of a variety of industries, including building materials and consumer electronics. Prior to joining Suntech, Mr. Luo was charged with the global strategic sourcing for industry leading manufacturers, Nortek Inc. and Thomson Inc. Mr. Luo holds a MBA in Supply Chain Management and International Marketing from Michigan State University.
	Mr. Ting Lei General Manager, China Business Unit Mr. Ting Lei joined Suntech in 2008 and currently leads our China business unit. He has also led Suntech’s Energy Engineering company. Previously he was the Executive Director and General Manager of Xinjiang New Energy Corporation from 2000-2007, and VP and Vice GM of Xinjiang Electric Material Company from 1997-2000. Mr. Lei received degrees in mechatronics from the Xinjiang Mechatronics Tech and in Economics Management from Xinjiang Finance and Economics Institute. He earned his MBA from the University of New Zealand.
	Mr. Jerry Stokes President of Suntech Europe With more than twenty years of energy industry experience, primarily in Europe, Mr. Jerry Stokes joined Suntech in 2007 through the company’s acquisition of MSK Corporation, where he served as vice president of international sales and marketing. Mr. Stokes previously worked as a sales and marketing director of AEA Technology Battery Systems and as a sales director with the battery division of Sanyo Energy UK. He holds an honours degree in metallurgy from Brunel University in England.
	Mr. Yutaka Yamamoto President of Suntech Japan Mr. Yutaka Yamamoto has been president of Suntech Japan since May 2009. From 2003 to 2009, he was the General Manager of Asia of Evolution Robotics and was responsible for launching and leading its Japan branch office. From 1998 to 2003, he was president of Planetweb Japan, and prior to that, the Director of New Business Development of Sega of America from 1995. Mr. Yamamoto received his bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering from The University of Tokyo in 1983 and started his career in hardware development and management at IBM Japan.
	Mr. John Lefebvre President of Suntech America John Lefebvre became President of Suntech America in September 2011. Mr. Lefebvre previously served as Vice President of Sales and Business Development at SolarCity, a leading full-service solar provider for homeowners, businesses and government organizations in the U.S. Mr. Lefebvre began his career in the aerospace division of GE before transitioning to the semiconductor equipment industry. At Lam Research and Mattson Technology, Mr. Lefebvre held senior management and product development positions working across Asia, Europe, and the U.S. Mr. Lefebvre received an M.B.A. from the University of British Columbia and ESADE (Barcelona, Spain), a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Physics from Syracuse University, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Clarkson University.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Our Board of Directors is comprised of Dr. Zhengrong Shi, CEO, Mr. David King, CFO, and the following independent directors. Click here for more information about Suntech corporate governance.

	Mr. Zhi Zhong Qiu Director Mr. Zhi Zhong Qiu is a director of our company, the chairman of our compensation committee and a member of our corporate governance and nominating committee. He currently is vice chairman for Asia-Pacific and chairman of Greater China for Barclays Capital. From April 2006 to April 2009, Mr. Qiu served as the managing director of ABN AMRO in charge of Greater China practice. He is the founder and chairman of Dragon Advisors Limited, and the chairman of the board of directors of the DragonTech Ventures Management Company, the management company for DragonTech Ventures Fund. Mr. Qiu is also the founder and chairman of Quartz Capital Companies, a group of companies engaged in direct investment and business and strategic consulting in China. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Qiu was the chairman of the Greater China Region of Credit Suisse First Boston, or CSFB. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Qiu was a managing director of CSFB and was responsible for all derivatives activities for Credit Suisse Financial Products, CSFB’s financial derivatives affiliate. Mr. Qiu received his bachelor of science degree magna cum laude in computer science from New York University, his bachelor of engineering degree summa cum laude in electrical engineering from Cooper Union, his master of science degree in electrical power engineering from Ohio State University, and his MBA degree from Harvard Business School.
	Ms. Susan Wang Director Ms. Susan Wang is a director of our company and a member of our audit committee. Ms. Wang has over 25 years of experience in financial and senior executive positions at high-tech companies. She was most recently executive vice president of corporate development and chief financial officer of Solectron Corporation, an electronics manufacturing services company, where she worked from 1984 until 2002. Prior to Solectron, Ms. Wang held financial and managerial positions with Xerox Corporation and Westvaco Corporation. She currently serves on the board of directors for Altera Corporation, Nektar Therapeutics, RAE Systems and Premier, Inc. Ms. Wang is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Texas and a master’s of business administration degree from the University of Connecticut.
	Mr. Julian Ralph Worley Director Mr. Julian Ralph Worley is a director of our company, the chairman of our audit committee and a member of our compensation committee and corporate governance and nominating committee. Mr. Worley has served as an independent non-executive director of ShangPharma Corporation from October 2010. From May 2005 to February 2010, he was an independent non-executive director and the chairman of the audit committee of Mandra Forestry Finance Limited and its holding company, Mandra Forestry Holdings Limited. In September 2003, Mr. Worley retired from PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he had served as a consultant in the Philippines from September 2000, and prior to that, as an audit partner at Price Waterhouse Hong Kong (later PricewaterhouseCoopers) for over 25 years. Mr. Worley graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London, with a bachelor degree in economics. Mr. Worley is qualified as a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, a fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and a fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors.