People: LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (LDK)

LDK on New York Consolidated

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9 Feb 2010
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Peng, Xiaofeng 33 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
Tong, Xingxue 44 2007 President, Chief Operating Officer, Director
Lai, Jack 55 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Secretary
Zhu, Liangbao 42 Senior Vice President - Operations, Director
Shao, Yonggang 44 Senior Vice President- Corporate Strategy, Director
Yao, Qiqiang 36 Vice President of Finance
Wan, Yuepeng 43 2007 Chief Technology Officer
Cui, Rongqiang 67 Head of Shanghai Jiaotong University LDK Laboratory
Rossetto, Pietro 58 Chief Wafer Engineer
Wang, Gang 40 2006 Non-Executive Director
Hsieh, Louis 45 2007 Independent Director
Xiang, Bing 46 2007 Independent Director
Liang, Junwu 75 2008 Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Peng, Xiaofeng Mr. Xiaofeng Peng is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer of LDK Solar Co., Ltd. He founded the company in July 2005. Prior to founding the company, Mr. Peng founded Suzhou Liouxin in March 1997 and was its chief executive officer until February 2006. Suzhou Liouxin is a manufacturer of personal protective equipment in Asia. Mr. Peng graduated from Jiangxi Foreign Trade School in 1993 with a diploma in international business and from Beijing University Guanghua School of Management with an executive MBA degree in 2002. Mr. Peng, in his personal capacity, and his family members are engaged in certain alternative energy projects, including a project involving thin-film technology. In addition, Mr. Peng and his family members may invest or otherwise participate in their personal capacity in several alternative energy projects, including projects involving solar thermal, wind energy and biofuels.
Tong, Xingxue Mr. Xingxue Tong is a Director and the President and Chief Operating Officer of LDK Solar Co., Ltd. He joined the Company in January 2007. Mr. Tong has over 10 years of experience in managing operations of companies in the solar industry. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Tong served as general manager for south-east Asia business development with GT Solar since 2004. He was the executive president of commerce of CSI in 2004 and vice general manager of an affiliate of Tianwei Yingli from 1999 to 2004. Mr. Tong received a diploma in industrial economic management from Renmin University of China in 1988 and a diploma in English from Hebei University in 1998.
Lai, Jack Mr. Jack Lai is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Secretary of LDK Solar Co., Ltd. He joined the Company in August 2006. Mr. Lai has over 20 years of experience in finance, strategic planning and corporate management. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Lai served as the chief financial officer and vice president of Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. He was the vice president of finance and administration and the chief financial officer of Aplus Flash Technology, Inc. in San Jose, California from 2000 to 2003. He served as vice president of finance and administration, chief financial officer and general manager of Wirex Corporation, Inc. in Portland, Oregon, from 1998 to 2000. Mr. Lai graduated from Tamkang University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1976, from Chinese Culture University with an Masters of Business Administration degree in 1978 and from San Jose State University with an Masters of Business Administration degree in 1982.
Zhu, Liangbao Dr. Liangbao Zhu is a Director and Senior Vice President of Operations LDK Solar Co., Ltd. He joined the Company in November 2005. Dr. Zhu has over 15 years of experience in managing operations of manufacturing enterprises and managing marketing and sales operations in China and overseas. Prior to joining the Company, Dr. Zhu held multiple management positions in manufacturing, investment and trading companies in China and overseas from 1993 to 2005. Dr. Zhu graduated from Yangzhou Normal College with a bachelor’s degree in 1982, from Suzhou University with an Masters of Business Administration degree in 2002 and a doctor’s degree in business management in 2005.
Shao, Yonggang Mr. Yonggang Shao is a Director and Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy of LDK Solar Co., Ltd. He joined the Company in February 2006. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Shao served as a managing director in the corporate finance department of Guotai Junan Securities Company Limited and its predecessors from 1998 to 2006. Mr. Shao graduated from Shanghai University in 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in industrial management and from Beijing University Guanghua School of Management with an executive Masters of Business Administration degree in 2002.
Yao, Qiqiang Mr. Qiqiang Yao is Vice President of Finance of LDK Solar Co., Ltd. He joined the Company in February 2006. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Yao held multiple positions in finance and accounting from 2002 to 2006 at various companies in China. Mr. Yao received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Anhui University of Accounting in 1993 and an Masters of Business Administration from China Southeast University in 2003. Mr. Yao is a registered accountant in China.
Wan, Yuepeng Dr. Yuepeng Wan is the Chief Technology Officer of LDK Solar Co., Ltd. since February 2007. Dr. Wan has over 15 years of experience in research and development in silicon and materials engineering. Prior to joining the Company, Dr. Wan was a research and development manager at GT Solar in New Hampshire from October 2005 to February 2007 in charge of DSS furnace research and development. Prior to that, he was a research associate of the materials crystal division at Saint-Gobain Northboro R&D Center in Massachusetts from January 2005 to October 2005. From April 2000 to January 2005, he was a senior applications engineer at GT Solar in New Hampshire responsible for design and development of crystal growth furnaces. Dr. Wan received a bachelor of science degree in materials engineering from University of Science & Technology of China in 1986, a master of science degree in mechanical engineering from University of Science & Technology of China in 1989 and a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from Aachen University of Technology of Germany (Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen) in 1997.
Cui, Rongqiang Prof. Rongqiang Cui is Head of Shanghai Jiaotong University LDK Laboratory at LDK Solar Co., Ltd. He is also a Professor at Shanghai Jiaotong University. Prof. Cui joined the Company in September 2005 as director of the Shanghai Jiaotong University LDK Laboratory. Prof. Cui began solar energy research in 1971 and became the head of the solar research institute of Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1997. Previously, he was an assistant tutor, lecturer and professor in the physics department of Xian Jiaotong University from 1964 to 1996. Professor Cui graduated from the Xian Jiaotong University in 1964 with a diploma in engineering physics.
Rossetto, Pietro Mr. Pietro Rossetto is the Chief Wafer Engineer of LDK Solar Co., Ltd. He joined the Company in June 2006. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Rossetto taught electrical engineering and computer science in Meran, Italy, from 2003 to 2005. He held multiple positions from 1976 to 2002 at MEMC, including as manager and senior manager for single crystal technology and as manager for various special projects. Mr. Rossetto received his college degree in physics from University of Milan (Universita degli Studi di Milano) Institute of Physical Science in 1975.
Wang, Gang Mr. Gang Wang is a Non-Executive Director of LDK Solar Co., Ltd. since July 2006. Mr. Wang is the founder and managing partner of Envision Capital. From 2002 to February 2009, Mr. Wang was a director and chief representative in China of Natixis Private Equity Asia Limited, beneficially wholly owned by Natixis Banques Populaires. Mr. Wang held various senior financial management positions in a number of technology and manufacturing companies from 1999 to 2002 in New Zealand and China. Mr. Wang received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Hefei University of Technology of China in 1989 and an Masters of Business Administration degree from the Massey University in New Zealand in 1995.
Hsieh, Louis Mr. Louis T. Hsieh is an Independent Director of LDK Solar Co., Ltd. since May 31, 2007. Mr. Hsieh has been the chief financial officer and a member of the board of directors of New Oriental Education & Technology Group, a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, since 2005, a member of the board of directors of Perfect World Co., Ltd., a company listed on the Nasdaq Global Market, since 2007, and a member of the board of directors of China Digital TV Holding Co., Ltd., a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, since 2007. Mr. Hsieh was the chief financial officer of ARIO Data Networks, Inc. in San Jose, California, from April 2004 until he joined New Oriental Education & Technology Group. Prior to that, Mr. Hsieh was a managing director for the private equity firm of Darby Asia Investors (HK) Limited from 2002 to 2003. From 2000 to 2002, Mr. Hsieh was managing director and Asia-Pacific tech/media/telecoms head of UBS Capital Asia Pacific, the private equity division of UBS AG. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Hsieh was a technology investment banker at JPMorgan in San Francisco, California, where he was a vice president, and Credit Suisse First Boston in Palo Alto, California, where he was an associate. From 1990 to 1996, Mr. Hsieh was a corporate and securities attorney at White & Case LLP in Los Angeles and is a member of the California bar. Mr. Hsieh holds a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Stanford University, an Masters of Business Administration degree from the Harvard Business School and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California at Berkeley.
Xiang, Bing Prof. Bing Xiang became an Independent Director of LDK Solar Co., Ltd. in July 2007. Professor Xiang has been a member of the board of directors of Perfect World Co., Ltd., a company listed on the Nasdaq Global Market, since 2007. Professor Xiang is the Dean and a professor at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business in Beijing, China since 2002. Prior to that, he held various positions as a professor of accounting at Peking University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and China Europe International Business School. Professor Xiang received his bachelor’s degree in engineering from Xi’an Jiaotong University in China and his Ph.D. in business administration from the University of Alberta in Canada.
Liang, Junwu Dr. Junwu Liang is an Independent Director of LDK Solar Co., Ltd. since March 5, 2008. Dr. Liang is a professor at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Beijing, China. From 1993 to 2005, Dr. Liang served as Chairman of the Institute of Electronic Materials. He was previously a faculty member in the Institute of Semiconductors at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. Prior to that, he worked on the design and fabrication of integrated circuit devices at the Yichang Semiconductor Factory in Yichang City, Hubei Province, China. He received his bachelor’s degree in engineering from Wuhan University in 1955 and his Ph.D. in material science from the Institute of Metallurgy at the Academy of Sciences of formerly USSR.

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