Executive Officers
Dr. Zhengrong Shi, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Zhengrong Shi is Suntech's founder, chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer. Prior to founding Suntech 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 Center 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 holds 11 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 Chang Chun 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 PhD degree in electrical engineering from the University of New South Wales in Australia in 1992.
In October 2005, Dr. Shi was awarded "PV-SEC Prize" at the International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference. Dr. Shi was the only award winner who was from business, in recognition of the great contribution to China's and the world's PV industry and PV technology applications. On December 15th, 2005, Suntech successfully completed its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). It is China's first high-tech private corporation which started to attract investment in the primary international capital market and earned the highest market value in the world PV industry. On May 25th, 2006, Dr. Shi was awarded the "Best Entrepreneur Prize" by the Southern California Asian Society. On August 8th, 2006, Dr. Zhengrong Shi was appointed as member of the advisory board of the NYSE. Dr. Shi is the first entrepreneur in China to be honored with the employment of MOU whose members are presidents and general managers of class enterprises around the world. On December 20th, 2007, Dr. Zhengrong Shi was awarded as "2006 CCTV 10 economic figure of the year" for his great contribution to renewable energy industry in China.
Ms. Amy Yi Zhang, Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Amy Yi Zhang has been Suntech's chief financial officer since August 2005 and a director on the board since February 2007. From 2004 to 2005, she was a director and the chief financial officer of Deloitte Consulting China, and was responsible for the management of various departments, including finance, accounting, human resources and IT, as well as back office management and general office administration. From 1999 to 2004, Ms. Zhang was the chief financial officer of Atos Origin China. From 1997 to 1999, she worked as the financial controller of Atos Origin China. Ms. Zhang received her bachelor's degree from Nanjing University in China in 1989 and her master's degree in business administration from the joint MBA program of Webster University and Shanghai University of Finance & Economics in 1998.
Mr. Graham Artes, Chief Operations Officer
Mr. Graham Artes has been Suntech's chief operations officer since September 2005. Mr. Artes has more than 30 years of experience in service, production and sales management in the United Kingdom, Germany and China as well as in other international operations. Prior to working for Suntech, he served as the director of manufacturing of Kuttler Automation Systems (Suzhou) Co, Ltd., a manufacturer of handling and chemical processing equipment for the printed circuit board industry where he worked from 2001 to 2005. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Artes served as the vice president and technical director of manufacturing for GTY PCB machine manufacturer. Mr. Artes studied mechanical engineering in Abbey Road Technical and Engineering College in the United Kingdom.
Dr. Stuart Wenham, Chief Technical Officer
Dr. Wenham has been the chief technical officer since July 2005. He is also currently a Scientia Professor and the Director of the Center 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 Center 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 Center, also at the University of New South Wales. 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 PhD. degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of New South Wales in Australia in 1986.
Mr. Steven Chan, Chief Strategy Officer
Mr. Steven Chan was recently promoted as the Chief Strategy Officer of Suntech. He was previously the company's Vice President of Business Development since joining in September 2006. Mr. Chan will be focused on enhancing and solidifying Suntech's long term focus to be the leading solar energy company. In addition to strategy and business development, he will also be responsible for the marketing and investor relations functions. His near term focus will be to head new business initiatives in North America as well as to foster key relationships with partners and suppliers. Prior to joining Suntech, Mr. Chan worked at CDC, a NASDAQ-listed, Greater China-based enterprise software and mobile applications company, most recently serving as its Acting CEO and previously as its General Counsel and Company Secretary. Prior to that, Mr. Chan was a New York-qualified corporate attorney with Morrison & Forester LLP and Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCoy LLP. Mr. Chan graduated from the University of California at Berkeley and also received a JD law degree from the Boston College Law School.
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