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Trina Solar Limited Appoints New Independent Director

2007-05-22 11:04 1465

CHANGZHOU, China, May 22 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Trina Solar Limited

(NYSE: TSL) ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), an integrated manufacturer of

solar PV products based in Changzhou, China, today announced that it appointed

Mr. Qian Zhao to the Company's board of directors (the "Board") at a meeting

of the Board held on May 18, 2007. Mr. Zhao's appointment fills the vacancy

arisen from Mr. Canfang Liu's resignation from the Board.

Regarding Mr. Canfang Liu's departure, Mr. Jifan Gao, Trina Solar's

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are deeply grateful for the

guidance and dedication that Mr. Liu has brought to the Company."

Mr. Zhao is a lawyer by training and has practiced law for 17 years

specializing in corporate finance, cross-border investments, securities and

M&A. Mr. Zhao co-founded Haiwen & Partners, a preeminent PRC corporate finance

law firm in Beijing, and was a senior partner there from 1992 to 1994 and 2004

to 2005. He was with Sullivan & Cromwell in New York from 1996 to 2000, and

Skadden, Arps in Beijing from 2000 to 2003. Mr. Zhao currently works with

investors in making private equity investments in China-based companies and is

the acting COO of GuangCai 49 Holding Co., Ltd., an investment company co-

founded by some of China's leading private entrepreneurs.

"We are very pleased to be adding someone of Mr. Zhao's stature and

experience to Trina Solar's board," said Mr. Gao. "Mr. Zhao's depth of legal

and transaction experience will be invaluable to our company."

About Trina Solar Limited:

Trina Solar is a well recognized manufacturer of high quality

monocrystalline modules and has a long history as a solar PV pioneer since it

was founded in 1997 as a system installation company in China. Trina Solar is

currently one of the few PV manufactures that has developed a vertically

integrated business model from the production of monocrystalline ingots,

wafers and cells to the assembly of high quality modules. This integrated

value chain helps to ensure that high quality products can be delivered to its

end customers around the globe, including those in European countries, such as

Germany, Spain and Italy. The company's solar modules provide reliable and

environmentally-friendly electric power for residential, commercial,

industrial and other applications worldwide. Trina Solar successfully

completed its initial public offering in December 2006 and its ADSs are traded

on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol TSL. For further

information, please visit the company's website at http://www.trinasolar.com.

Contact:

Trina Solar Limited

Mr. Sean Shao, CFO

Phone: +(86) 519-548-6752 (Changzhou)

Email: ir@trinasolar.com

CCG Elite Investor Relations

Mr. Crocker Coulson, President

Phone: +(1) 646-213-1915 (New York)

Email: crocker.coulson@ccgir.com

Ed Job, CFA

Phone: +(1) 646-213-1914 (New York)

Email: ed.job@ccgir.com

Source: Trina Solar Limited
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