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12 Sunpower Group Ltd.
From Left to Right: Mr. Guo Hong Xin and Mr. Li Lai Suo
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mr. Guo Hong Xin
Executive Chairman
Mr. Guo Hong Xin was appointed as an Executive
Director and Chairman of the Board in May 2004
and was last re-elected on 27 April 2011. Mr. Guo is
responsible for the overall management and strategic
plan for the development of the Group. Mr. Guo
graduated from Nanjing Chemical Engineering Senior
College (majoring in thermal engineering) in July 1983; in
2010 he obtained his Ph.D in Geotechnical Engineering
from Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and
Engineering Research Institute of Chinese Academy
of Sciences. He began his career as a Lab Director
in Heat Pipe Research Centre of Nanjing Chemical
Institute. In 1985, Mr. Guo left to join Nanjing Heat
Pipe Technology Development Centre as a Business
Development Manager. From 1993 to 1997, he worked
in Shengnuo Group as a Director and Deputy General
Manager and was responsible for sales and marketing.
Between 1995 and 1997, he worked as a Vice Dean of
Heat Pipe Technology development Institute of Nanjing
University of Technology and a Deputy Director of
National Science and Technology Ministry Heat Pipe
Technology Promotion Centre. In 1998, he joined
Jiangsu Sunpower Petrochemical Engineering Co., Ltd.
He has also been a part-time professor of Changzhou
University (Originally named Jiangsu Polytechnic
University) since 2003. In 2008, he was appointed
as the Team Leader of the National Standardization
Technical Committee for heat pipes. In 2009, Mr. Guo
was awarded second prize in technological progress
by National Federation of Industry & Commerce and
Jiangsu Province. In 2010, he was awarded second
prize in technological progress by China Petroleum
and Chemical Industry Federation, and was engaged
as a part-time instructor in the MBA Education Center
at Nanjing University. In 2011, Mr. Guo was awarded
as Jiangsu Top 10 Outstanding Entrepreneurs and
Jiangsu Province Innovative and Entrepreneurial
talents. Mr. Guo is also engaged as the frst batch of
industry professor in Jiangsu province.
Mr. Li Lai Suo
Executive Director
Mr. Li Lai Suo was appointed as an Executive Director
of the Group in May 2004 and was re-elected on
April 2009. From 2004 to October 2011, Mr. Li was
appointed as Chairman and General Manager of
Nanjing Shengnuo Heat Pipe Co. Ltd, a subsidiary
of Sunpower Group, and is responsible for the
management of the company’s business operations.
Mr. Li graduated from Nanjing Chemical Engineering
Senior College (majoring in thermal engineering)
in 1981. From 1981 to 1997, he worked in Nanjing
Engineering Senior College and held various positions
such as engineer, Director of Thermal Engineering
Lab and Director of Energy Test Centre. From 1983
to 1988, he studied in the Mechanical Engineering
Department of Tongji University and graduated with a
Bachelor of Engineering degree (majoring in thermal
supply and ventilation) in 1998. From 2003 to 2005, he
studied in the China Europe International Business and
graduated with an Executive MBA qualifcation in 2005.
In 1997, he co-founded Sunpower Petrochemical and
was appointed the General Manager between 1997
and March 2004.