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
