Board of Directors

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 for 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, at 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 the "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). Suntech was China's first high-tech private corporation to attract investment in a primary international capital market and has earned the highest market value in international PV industry. On May, 25th, 2006, Dr Shi was awarded the "Best Entrepreneur Prize" by the Southern California Asian Society. On Aug 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.

Mr. Jason E. Maynard, Director

Mr. Maynard was formerly a partner and the Head of the Asian Special Situations Group at Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC, based in Hong Kong. He has more than 14 years experience in principal investing with a focus ranging from distressed companies to private equity growth. Previously, he held positions at Merrill Lynch Asia Pacific, Chase Manhattan Asia and Citicorp International. Mr. Maynard received his bachelor's degree in East Asia Political Economy from Hamilton College in the United States.

Mr. Zhi Zhong Qiu, Director

Mr. Zhi Zhong Qiu is a director on Suntech's board and a member of the audit committee, compensation committee and corporate governance and nominating committee. Mr. Qiu is the managing director of ABN AMRO in charge of the 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 chairman of the Greater China Region of Credit Suisse First Boston, 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 a bachelor's degree magna cum laude in computer science from New York University, a bachelor's degree summa cum laude in electrical engineering from Cooper Union, a master's degree in electrical power engineering from Ohio State University, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Julian Ralph Worley, Director

Mr. Julian Ralph Worley is a director of Suntech's board of directors and a member of the audit committee. From May 2005 to date, he has been 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 with Price Waterhouse Hong Kong (later PricewaterhouseCoopers) for more than 25 years.

Mr. Worley graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London, with a bachelor's 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.

Mr. Songyi Zhang, Director

Mr. Songyi Zhang is a director on Suntech's board and chairman of the audit committee. He is an advisory director of Morgan Stanley, Hong Kong and a director of SINA Corporation, a Nasdaq-listed, China-based, Internet media company. Through his investment company, Mandra Capital, he is the controlling shareholder of Mandra Forestry Finance Limited, a joint venture that Mr. Zhang set up with Morgan Stanley and the Toronto Stock Exchange-listed Sino-Forest Corporation to acquire and manage commercial forestry plantations in China. Previously, he was a managing director of Morgan Stanley in its Asia Mergers, Acquisitions, Restructuring and Divestiture Group, and co-head of its Asia Power and Utilities/Infrastructure Group. Prior to that, he was an attorney at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP in its Banking/Project Finance Group. Mr. Zhang received his J.D. degree from Yale Law School in 1985.

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.

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