Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: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
appointment of Mr. Henry Chow to its board of directors, effective
immediately.
Prior to his retirement from IBM in
2009, Mr. Chow served in numerous executive positions in the Asia
Pacific region, and was most recently general manager and then chairman
of the IBM Greater China Group. He also served on IBM's Worldwide
Management Counciland IBM's Strategy Team, a
group of senior IBM executives responsible for advising, reviewing,
and formulating IBM's strategy.
Mr. Chow currently serves as a
non-executive director to AMD, a semiconductor company based in the
United States, and also as a member of the European Advisory Committee
of Bridgepoint, a British private equity company.
Mr. Chow holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University
of Hong Kong.
"We are very pleased that Henry has
joined our Board as an Independent Director," said Mr. Jifan Gao, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Trina Solar. "We expect to benefit greatly
from the extensive experience and knowledge that Henry has accumulated during
his four decades at IBM."
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 silicon 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 Company's ability to operate as a public
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; demand in various markets for solar products; the volatility of
the Company's operating results and financial condition; the Company's
ability to attract or retain qualified senior management personnel and
research and development staff; 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
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undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect
subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or 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.
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