Management and Board
We have a skilled and experienced management team with diverse professional backgrounds ranging from engineering and material science to finance and manufacturing. Our management team, led by our CEO Mr. Xianshou Li, a pioneer in China's solar power industry, possesses a unique combination of skills and expertise that has allowed us to achieve a successful track record of strategic execution.
Our board of directors is comprised of three independent directors and two executive directors, all of which have extensive board experience. The independent directors are independent of management and free from any business or other relationships that could materially interfere with the exercising of independent judgment. Independent director Mr. Martin Bloom serves as the chairman of the board.
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Mr. Xianshou Li Chief Executive Officer |
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Mr. Xianshou Li has been our director and chief executive officer since March 2005. Prior to founding our solar power business in 2005, Mr. Li founded Yuhuan Solar Energy Source Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of solar cell and module products for both commercial and residential applications and served as the chairman since its inception. Mr. Li also served as the general manager of Yuhuan County Solar Energy Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of mini solar panels and solar cell modules from 2002 to 2006. He worked as a government official in the Yuhuan County Culture Bureau from 1997 to 2000. Mr. Li received his bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering management from Zhejiang Industrial University in 1991. (Born in 1968) | |
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Mr. Panjian Li Chief Operating Officer |
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Dr. Panjian Li has been the Company’s chief operating officer since March, 2009. Prior to that, Dr. Li was appointed as our chief strategy officer and vice president of business development in April 2008 and November 2006, respectively. Besides, Dr Li has been chief executive officer of Renesola America since November 2006. Dr. Li worked with the International Society for Bioceramics as the research and development manager and president from 2002 to 2006 and as scientist from 1996 to 2002. Dr. Li received his bachelor’s degree in metallurgy and his master’s degree in ceramics from Zhejiang University in 1984 and 1986, respectively. Dr. Li received his Ph.D. in biomaterials from Leiden University in the Netherlands in 1993. He spent two years as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania from 1994 to 1995. Dr. Li is the inventor or co-inventor of six U.S. patents in material chemistry and has published numerous papers in international publications. (Born in 1963) | |
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Mr. Charles Xiaoshu Bai Chief Strategy Officer |
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Mr. Charles Bai has been our chief strategy officer since April 2010. Previously, Mr. Bai served as our chief financial officer from May 2006 to April 2010. Prior to joining ReneSola, Mr. Bai worked for over 16 years with investment banks and multinational companies. From 2003 to 2005, he worked as the chief financial officer of Fenet Software. From 2001 to 2002, he worked as a vice president of Tractebel Asia Co. Ltd., an energy company based in Thailand. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Bai worked as a finance director of Ogden Energy Asia Pacific Co. Ltd., an energy company based in Hong Kong. At Tractebel and Ogden, Mr. Bai successfully completed a number of cross border mergers and acquisitions and project finance transactions. He was an associate director of Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong from 1995 to 1997 specializing in project and export finance. Mr. Bai received his bachelor's degree in economics from China Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in 1983 and his MBA degree from IMD Business School in 1989. (Born in 1961) | |
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Ms. Julia Xu Chief Financial Officer |
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Ms. Julia Xu has been our chief financial officer since April 2010. Previously, Ms. Xu served as our vice president of international corporate finance and corporate communications from March 2009 until April 2010. She has over 10 years of international experience in the financial industry. Prior to joining ReneSola, she worked at Deutsche Bank as a member of the Debt Capital Market's coverage team and before that as an equity research analyst until mid 2007 after receiving her MBA in 2004. From 1997 to 2002, she worked in various divisions at Bankers Trust and Lehman Brothers in New York, Tokyo and Hong Kong. Ms. Xu obtained her bachelor's degree in Biology from Cornell University in 1995 and received her MBA from Johnson School of Management of Cornell University in 2004 | |
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Mr. Henry Wang Vice President of Finance |
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Mr. Henry Wang has been our vice president of finance since April 2010. Mr. Wang has over 15 years of experience in financial services with extensive experience in accounting and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining ReneSola, Mr. Wang served as vice president of finance for YRCW China Ground Transportation Business from 2008 to 2010, and financial controller for the China branch of Expeditors International Incorporation from 2004 to 2008. Previously, Mr. Wang had worked in the manufacturing business for 11 years, serving as manufactory controller following his graduation from Wuhan University in 1993. Mr. Wang holds CPA and CIA certifications and received a bachelor’s degree in law from Shanghai Jiaotong University and MBA from Hong Kong Opening University. (Born in 1973) | |
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Mr. Stephen Huang Vice President of Wafer Sales |
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Mr. Stephen Huang has been our vice president of wafer sales since Dec. 2009. Mr. Huang, a former reserve officer for the Taiwan Marine Corps, has over 18 years of managerial and sales experience, including 15 years in the semiconductor and solar industry. Prior to joining ReneSola, Mr. Huang worked at Topco Scientific Co., Ltd. from 1994 to 2009, where he began as a wafer sales specialist. He served as director of their wafer materials division from 2004 to 2006 and vice president in charge of both wafer materials and photovoltaic busines from 2006 to 2009. From 1991 to 1994, Mr. Huang worked as HR supervisor for Toshiba Compressor (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. Before joining the Taiwan Marine Corps, Mr. Huang received his bachelor's degree in Agricultural Economics from Taiwan University. (Born in 1966) | |
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Mr. Zhidong Zheng Vice president of wafer technology |
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Mr. Zheng has served as R&D director of wafer technology for ReneSola since February 2009, leading the Company in reducing its wafer degradation and improving cell efficiencies. Mr. Zheng has over twenty years of research and engineering experience with extensive knowledge in optical and photovoltaic processes and operations. Prior to joining ReneSola, from 2005 to 2009, Mr. Zheng served as vice president of technology and operations for Jinggong Shaoxin Solar Energy, where he contributed significantly to the manufacturing of the first Chinese-made multicrystalline furnace. From 1989 to 2005, Mr. Zheng worked as an optical crystal engineer and department manager for a variety of companies in Singapore, as well as Zhejiang University. Mr. Zheng received a bachelor’s degree in Optics Engineering from Zhejiang University in 1989. | |
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Tim Jia Vice President of Human Resources |
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Before joining ReneSola, Mr. Jia served as director of Ingersoll Rand Engineering and Technology Center’s human resources and engineering administration department in Shanghai, China from 2003 to 2010. He has approximately 20 years of managerial experience with more than a decade of experience in human resources. Prior to Ingersoll Rand, Mr. Jia worked at Shuangliang Group and Shuangliang Trane Joint Venture for 18 years, where he served in several managerial positions including the director of human resources. Mr. Jia received undergraduate degrees in Machinery Engineering from Wuxi Mechanical Technology College in 1986 and Computer Engineering from Nanjing University in 1991. He also received an MBA from the Open University of Hong Kong in 2000 and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Law at the China University of Political Science and Law. | |



