JA Solar Appoints President and Chief Operating Officer

Hebei, China, based solar cell manufacturer JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: JASO) announced the appointment of Dr. Kang Sun as president and chief operating officer. The former chief operating officer, Mr. Zhilong Zhang, will assume the position of general manager of Shanghai JA Solar PV Technology Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of JA Solar. Dr. Sun has been an independent director of JA Solar’s board since January 2007. He will continue to serve on the board but will no longer be designated as an independent director. Dr. Sun has held executive positions in the areas of business development, marketing and sales, technology management, operations and investments at both large global corporations, such as Applied Materials, AlliedSignal, Honeywell and Oce, as well as technology startups. Samuel Yang continues as the company's chief executive officer.