People: Hanwha Solarone Co Ltd (HSOL.O)

HSOL.O on Nasdaq

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17 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Ki-Joon Hong

 62 2011 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer

Min-Su Kim

 2012 President

Jung Pyo Seo

 46 2011 Chief Financial Officer

Tai Seng Png

 50 2011 Chief Operating Officer

Jeong Eui Hong

 2012 Chief Technology Officer

Dong Kwan Kim

 29 2011 Chief Strategy Officer, Director

Koo Yung Lee

 48 2011 Chief Commercial Officer

Hee Cheul Kim

 48 2012 Director

Ernst Butler

 68 2006 Independent Director

Yinzhang Gu

 74 2007 Independent Director

Thomas Toy

 57 2006 Independent Director

David Wang

 66 2009 Independent Director
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Ki-Joon Hong

 Mr. Ki-Joon Hong is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Hanwha Solarone Co Ltd. He has served as chairman of the board since December 20, 2010 and chief executive officer since July 2011. He is the CEO of Hanwha Chemical Corporation. Prior to his current position, Ki-Joon was the CEO of Hanwha Chemical’s pharmaceutical and refinery businesses. Under his leadership, Hanwha Chemical entered into solar energy and secondary battery businesses and also actively expanded its overseas operations, forming a joint venture in Saudi Arabia and building a PVC factory in Ningbo, Zhejiang. He received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Seoul National University.

Min-Su Kim

 Mr. Min-Su Kim has been appointed as the President of Hanwha Solarone Co Ltd. Mr. KIM served as vice president of corporate planning for Hanwha Chemical from 2008 to 2011, where he led the company's study and selection of the solar business as the next growth vehicle for the Hanwha Group. He joined Hanwha in 1987 and spent five years in finance before serving in a number of leadership positions in sales and marketing for key product areas. He received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Seoul National University and his M.S. in Leadership and Strategy from the London Business School.

Jung Pyo Seo

 Mr. Jung Pyo Seo is Chief Financial Officer of Hanwha Solarone Co Ltd., since July 1, 2011. Prior to his current position, Mr. Seo served as chief financial officer and chief operating officer of Azdel Inc., in Virginia from 2008 to 2011. He also played an important role in the acquisition and post-acquisition integration of Azdel Inc. by Hanwha Corporation. Prior to that, Mr. Seo held a variety of accounting, finance and sales-related positions at Hanwha Resorts Corporation and Hanwha Chemical Corporation for 12 years. Mr. Seo received an MBA with a concentration in Finance from the University of Washington, and a B.A. with a concentration in Finance and Accounting from Seoul National University.

Tai Seng Png

 Mr. Tai Seng Png is Chief Operating Officer of Hanwha Solarone Co Ltd., since August 2011. Mr. Png has over five years of experience in the solar PV industry, and over 26 years of experience in manufacturing companies. Prior to his current position, Mr. Png served as vice president of operations at Talesun Solar from 2010 to 2011. Prior to that, Mr. Png served as vice president of operations for several solar companies in China, including Jinko Solar Co., Ltd., Canadian Solar Inc. and Trina Solar Ltd. from 2006 to 2010. Mr. Png received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Singapore Polytechnic University.

Jeong Eui Hong

 Mr. Jeong Eui Hong has been appointed as the Chief Technology Officer of Hanwha Solarone Co Ltd. Mr. HONG spent eight years as a senior researcher with LG Semicon Co., Ltd., followed by nine years with Applied Materials Korea where he focused on metallization technology. He became head of technology at Millinet Solar in 2009 before joining Hanwha Chemical in 2010 as head of solar R&D group. Mr. Hong holds over 20 patents in Korea, Japan and the United States. He received his B.S. in Petroleum and Mineral Engineering from Seoul National University and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Material Science and Engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ("KAIST").

Dong Kwan Kim

 Mr. Dong Kwan Kim serves as Chief Strategy Officer and Director of Hanwha Solarone Co Ltd. has served as director since December 20, 2010 and chief strategy officer since December 2011. He also serves as a member of corporate governance and nominating committee. He is the Managing Director, Corporate Strategy of Hanwha Corporation. His responsibilities include formulation and execution of the Hanwha Group’s solar strategy across the entire value chain from polysilicon to downstream operations. He has been an officer in the Republic of Korea Air Force. He received a B.A. in Government from Harvard University.

Koo Yung Lee

 Mr. Koo Yung Lee is Chief Commercial Officer of Hanwha Solarone Co Ltd., since July 1, 2011. Prior to his current position, Mr. Lee served as vice president of Hanwha International based in New Jersey from 2009 to 2011 to expand its chemical business in new markets, including North America, and help develop its strategic plan for entering the solar business in North America. Prior to that, Mr. Lee spent 15 years managing a variety of businesses and products at Hanwha Chemical in Malaysia and South Korea. Mr. Lee received a B.A. in Political Science and Diplomacy from Yonsei University in South Korea.

Hee Cheul Kim

 Mr. Hee Cheul Kim is Director of Hanwha Solarone Co Ltd. Mr. Kim is the senior vice president and head of Strategy, M&A, New business in Management & Planning H.Q, of Hanwha Group. Prior to his current position, Mr. Kim served as the managing director of Hanwha Business Development Center from July 2010 to February 2011, the chief executive officer of Azdel Inc. in Virginia from November 2007 to June 2010, the chief executive officer of Hanwha L&C Alabama in the United States from November 2007 to December 2008 and the vice president and head of Automotive & Industrial Business Division of Hanwha L&C from January 2006 to October 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Kim held various positions at Hanwha Chemical Corporation and Hanwha Group. Mr. Kim received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Chemical Engineering from Seoul National University in South Korea.

Ernst Butler

 Mr. Ernst A. Butler is Independent Director of Hanwha Solarone Co Ltd., since November 2006. He also serves as the chairman of compensation committee and as a member of audit committee. Mr. Bütler has been an independent board member/consultant since 2005. His other current positions include board member of Bank Frey & Co. AG, Zürich, Frey Group Holding, Zurich, ImmNeuweg AG, Zurich, and TIF Transport Infrastructure Fund Limited, Hamilton, Bermuda, and chairman of the board of Alegra Capital Ltd., Zürich, AA-Partners, Zürich and Lhotse Capital Advisors Limited, Hamilton, Bermuda, member of the board of XBiotech Switzerland AG, Zug and member of the advisory board of XBiotech Inc., Austin, Texas. From 1999 to 2005, he was a partner of Partners Group in Zug, the independent asset manager of alternative investments in Europe. Mr. Bütler spent over 25 years with Credit Suisse and Credit Suisse First Boston, with his last assignments being managing director and co-head of Corporate and Investment Banking Switzerland. He received a bachelor’s degree from the School of Economics and Business Administration in Zürich and attended post-graduate programs at University of Massachusetts in the United States, INSEAD European Institute of Business Administration in Paris, and MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston.

Yinzhang Gu

 Mr. Yinzhang Gu is Independent Director of Hanwha Solarone Co Ltd., since June 2007. He also serves as a member of compensation committee and corporate governance and nominating committee. From 1962 to 1998, Mr. Gu worked for Eastern China Electricity Administration, a government agency overseeing power supply in eastern China, in various roles, including as deputy director and director. Mr. Gu retired from Shanghai Electricity Administration in 1998. Mr. Gu graduated from Zhejiang University in 1962.

Thomas Toy

 Mr. Thomas J. Toy is Independent Director of Hanwha Solarone Co Ltd., since November 2006. He also serves as the chairman of audit committee and corporate governance and nominating committee and as a member of compensation committee. His other current positions include director of several privately held companies. Mr. Toy is co-founder and managing director of PacRim Venture Partners, a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, since 1999, and is a venture partner/advisor for ICCP Ventures, a venture capital firm. Formerly, he was a partner with SmartForest Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Portland, Oregon and a partner and managing director of the Corporate Finance Division of Technology Funding, a venture capital firm based in San Mateo, California. From 1979 to 1987, Mr. Toy held several positions at Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, including vice president. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Northwestern University in the United States.

David Wang

 Dr. David N.K. Wang is Independent Director of Hanwha Solarone Co Ltd., since April 2, 2009. He also serves as a member of audit committee and corporate governance and nominating committee. Dr. Wang is currently the chairman of the board of Ether Optronics Inc., president and chief executive officer of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) and an overseas advisor to the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China. He is also an advisor to the Greater China Innovation and Entrepreneurship project of Stanford University in the United States. He was a member of the board of directors of Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) and chairman of its China Regional Advisory Board. From September 2005 to June 2007, Dr. Wang served as the chief executive officer of Huahong Group and concurrently chairman of Huahong NEC, a subsidiary of Huahong Group. Prior to joining Huahong Group, Dr. Wang served as executive vice president of Applied Materials and president of Applied Materials Asia. Dr. Wang was responsible for Applied Materials’ business strategy, planning and execution throughout Asia. Dr. Wang has also been a member of, chaired and helped found a variety of councils, committees and associations related to technology and Asia-Pacific business and economy. He received his Ph.D. degree in Materials Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

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