SHENYANG, China, May 26 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. (Nasdaq: APWR) ("A-Power" or “the Company”), a leading provider of distributed power generation (“DG”) systems in China and a fast-growing manufacturer of wind turbines, today announced the appointment of Mr. Kin Kwong “Peter” Mak to the position of Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. A-Power’s acting CFO, Mr. John Lin, will now become the Company’s Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Mak brings to A-Power more than 20 years of corporate finance, business development, mergers & acquisitions, financial reporting and fund-raising experiences.
Mr. Mak, 48, joins A-Power from New Dragon Asia Corp. where he held the CFO position from 2004 to 2008. Previously, he was the managing partner of Arthur Andersen Southern China and also a partner of Arthur Andersen Worldwide. During his tenure at Arthur Andersen, Mr. Mak was contributed to several high-profile Chinese IPOs, such as Brilliance China Automotive, and China Strategic Holdings Limited.
He currently is a director at a number of publicly-traded Chinese companies, including Trina Solar Ltd., China Security & Surveillance Technology, Inc., and China Grentech Corp. He is also the chair of the audit committee at Trina Solar, China Security & Surveillance Technology, and China Grentech.
Mr. Mak earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Hong Kong Polytechnic University and is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the U.K., a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
“After an exhaustive screening process of numerous capable CFO candidates, I am very pleased to have a seasoned financial expert and capital-market veteran of Mr. Mak’s caliber join A-Power’s senior management,” said Mr. Jinxiang Lu, A-Power’s Chairman and CEO. “As our new CFO, Mr. Mak will supervise A-Power’s financial management, reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and communications with investors. His proven track record in global accounting firm, CFO experience in Chinese company and senior roles on the audit committees of Trina Solar, China Security and China Grentech, three US-listed Chinese companies, will help us improve corporate governance and internal control. We are looking forward to utilizing Mr. Mak’s strong, proven financial skill sets and his track record in our goal of building A-Power into a leading clean tech company in China.”
“I am very excited to join A-Power at this important time in its growth,” said Mr. Mak. “The prospect of strengthening A-Power’s dominance in DG while at the same time turning out China’s biggest wind turbines presents an awesome and rewarding opportunity. I look forward to bringing my leadership and financial management and communication capabilities to the team as we seek to take A-Power to the next level.”
About A-Power
A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. ("A-Power"), through its China-based operating subsidiaries, is the largest provider of distributed power generation systems in China, focusing on energy-efficient and environmentally friendly projects of 25MW to 400MW. In 2008, A-Power entered the wind energy market and has built China’s largest wind turbine manufacturing facility, located in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, with technologies licensed from German FUHRLANDER AG and Denmark-based Norwin, and a total annual production capacity of 1,125MW. In March 2009, A-Power entered into an agreement to establish a Joint Venture partnership with GE Drivetrain Technologies to produce wind turbine gearboxes in Shenyang. A-Power also has strategic relationships with Tsinghua University in Beijing and the China Academy of Sciences in Guangzhou to develop and commercialize other renewable energy technologies. For more information, please visit http://www.apowerenergy.com .
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For more information, please contact:
John S. Lin
Chief Operating Officer
A-Power Energy Generation Systems
Email: john@apowerenergy.com
Valentine Ding / Dixon Chen
Investor Relations
Grayling
Tel: +1-646-284-9412
Email: valentine.ding@us.grayling.com
dixon.chen@us.grayling.com
