Trina Solar
Announces Appointment of Chief Commercial Officer
Trina Solar
Limited (NSYE: TSL) ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a
leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products from the
production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, today
announced the following management appointment at the Company:
Mr. Mark
Kingsley has been appointed to the new position of Chief Commercial Officer
effective May 1, 2011. Mr. Kingsley will report directly to Mr. Jifan Gao, Trina Solar's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and will be
responsible for leading the global sales, marketing and product management
efforts. He will also help to further develop the Company's global commercial
presence and achieve a sustainable global leadership position in the solar
space.
Mr. Kingsley
brings to Trina Solar more than 20 years of extensive global business
operations and marketing experience from the world's largest technology firms.
Prior to joining the Company, he served as a Senior Vice President and Head of
ABB Robotics' business unit based in Zurich. Before that, he was the Chief
Marketing Officer at GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies and a member of
GE's corporate marketing council.
"The
creation of the Chief Commercial Officer role will accelerate our growth in
global markets and demonstrates the Company's commitment to elevate and align
its organizational capabilities to deliver innovative market-driven
solutions," said Mr. Jifan Gao,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Trina Solar. "By optimizing our
product management, market segmentation and commercial execution processes, we
will enhance our customer service offerings across expanding markets and
distribution channels worldwide to help Trina Solar achieve market share growth
in 2011 and beyond."
"Mark
brings a wealth of talent and experience, which will further enhance our sales
and marketing team capabilities, and solidify and strengthen our position as a
leading solar player. He adds rich international and multinational organization
experience, plus a commercial process excellence background to our leadership
team."
About Trina
Solar Limited
Trina Solar
Limited (NYSE: TSL) is a leading manufacturer of high quality modules and has a
long history as a solar PV pioneer since it was founded in 1997 as a system
installation company. Trina Solar is one of the few PV manufacturers that have
developed a vertically integrated business model from the production of monocrystalline and multicrystalline
ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of high quality modules. Trina Solar's products provide reliable and
environmentally-friendly electric power for a growing variety of end-user
applications worldwide. For further information, please visit Trina Solar's website at http://www.trinasolar.com.
Safe Harbor
Statement
This
announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All
statements other than statements of historical fact in this announcement are
forward-looking statements, including but not limited to, the Company's ability
to raise additional capital to finance the Company's activities; the
effectiveness, profitability and marketability of its products; the future
trading of the securities of the Company; the period of time for which the
Company's current liquidity will enable the Company to fund its operations;
general economic and business conditions; the volatility of the Company's
operating results and financial condition; and other risks detailed in the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties
and are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections
about the Company and the industry in which the Company operates. The Company
undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect
subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or to changes in its
expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes
that the expectations expressed in these forward looking statements are
reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be
correct, and the Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially
from the anticipated results.
For further information, please contact:
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Trina Solar
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Brunswick Group
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Terry Wang, CFO
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Caroline Jinqing
Cai
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Phone: +(86) 519-8548-2009
(Changzhou)
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Phone: + (86) 10-6566-2256
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Thomas Young, Senior Director of Investor Relations
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Michael Fuchs
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Phone: +1(408) 459-6706 (San
Jose)
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Phone: + (86) 10-6566-2256
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Email: ir@trinasolar.com
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Email: trina@brunswickgroup.com
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SOURCE Trina Solar Limited