Guangchun Zhang — Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President at Canadian Solar

Mr. Guangchun Zhang has been Chief Operating Officer of Canadian Solar Inc. since December 2012 and has been its Senior Vice President since June 8, 2016. Mr. Zhang served as Senior Vice President of R&D & Equipment of Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. He served as Vice President of Manufacturing Technology and Quality of Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. since November 2005. From January 2003 to October 2005, Mr. Zhang had been a professional officer at the Centre for Photovoltaic Engineering and the School for Photovoltaic Engineering at the University of New South Wales. From 1997 to 2002, Mr. Zhang had been a research engineer at Technology Development Group and was seconded to Pacific Solar Pty. Limited from the University of New South Wales. From 1994 to 1996, he worked at the Photovoltaics Special Research Centre and the Centre for Photovoltaic Devices and System, also at the University of New South Wales. From 1982 to 1994, he taught and researched in the School of Electronic Engineering at Shandong Polytechnic University in China, first as an assistant lecturer, then as a lecturer and finally as an associate professor. Mr. Zhang received his Bachelor degree and his Master degree in 1982 and 1988, respectively, from the School of Electronic Engineering at Shandong Polytechnic University.