HEBEI, China, Dec. 21, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. ("JA Solar," "the Company") (Nasdaq:JASO) today appointed Dr. Qingtang Jiang as acting CTO in addition to his current responsibility as Vice President, Operations. Dr. Jiang will be responsible for the Company's technology strategy and roadmap as well as leading technology development. Dr. Jiang has more than 15 years technology management experience. Prior to joining JA Solar, Dr. Jiang was Vice President of Technology at Huahong NEC Semiconductor Corporation. He has a Ph.D. Degree in physics.
Dr. Jiang assumes CTO responsibilities from Dr. Ximing Dai, who will now serve as the Principal Scientist and focus on development of a new technology platform. At the same time, Dr. Dai resigned from our Board and our Board accepted her resignation.
About JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd.
Based in Hebei, China, JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. is an emerging and fast-growing manufacturer of high-performance solar cells. The Company sells its products to solar module manufacturers who assemble and integrate its solar cells into modules and systems that convert sunlight into electricity. For more information, please visit http://www.jasolar.com.
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