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Mr. Guo founded Sunpower and currently serves as the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board. Prior to establishing Sunpower, he served as the director of the Heat Pipe Technology Research Center of the Nanjing Chemical Institute. From 1993 to 1997, Mr. Guo was a director and deputy general manager of Shengnuo Group. Between 1995 and 1997, he served as the Vice Dean of the Heat Pipe Technology Development Institute at Nanjing Tech University and concurrently as the Deputy Director of the Heat Pipe Technology Promotion Centre under the National Ministry of Science and Technology. In 2015, he was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Genscript Biotech Corporation, a Hong Kong-listed company. Additionally, Mr. Guo serves as a Part-time Instructor at the MBA Education Center of Nanjing University, as well as an Industry Professor and Distinguished Professor at Nanjing University of Technology. In 2017, he was appointed as an Entrepreneur Mentor for EMBA Alumni at Tsinghua University.
Mr. Guo has received numerous awards and honours. He received the Science and Technology Progress Award from the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), the National Federation of Industry and Commerce, Jiangsu Province and the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation in 1994, 2009, and 2010, respectively. Mr. Guo was recognised as a "Great Contributor to Nanjing Science and Technology" in 2006 and was awarded a special government allowance by the State Council of the PRC in 2012 for his distinguished contributions. He was appointed as the leader of the National Standardisation Technical Committee for heat pipes in 2008. In 2011, he was acknowledged as one of "Jiangsu's Top 10 Outstanding Entrepreneurs" and "Innovative Entrepreneurial Talents," elected as an expert of the "333 High-Level Talents Training Project," and engaged as a pioneering batch of Industry Professor in Jiangsu Province.
In 2015, he was recognised by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the PRC as a talent for science and technology innovation and entrepreneurship ("Ten Thousand Talents Program") and appointed as the third batch of industrial professors in Jiangsu Province by the Department of Science and Technology. In 2016, he was esteemed as the "Leading Talent of the National Special Support Program for High-level Talents" by the Organisation Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. In 2017, Mr. Guo was acclaimed as a Top Expert of Nanjing and appointed as the Vice Mayor of Science and Technology by the government of Changyi City, Shandong Province. He was the recipient of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2018. In 2019, he was titled "Jiangsu Outstanding Entrepreneur". In 2021, Mr. Guo was awarded the second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award.
In 2023, he was designated as "Jiangsu Science and Technology Entrepreneur" by the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government, and jointly awarded "The Most Beautiful Science and Technology Worker in Jiangsu Province" by various departments including the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee Publicity Department, Provincial Science and Technology Association, and Provincial Science and Technology Department.
On June 28, 2021, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, Mr. Guo was honoured with the title of "National Outstanding Communist Party Member," a recognition of his achievements and the brilliant accomplishments of Sunpower over more than two decades. Since the establishment of Sunpower, Mr. Guo has been committed to the industrialisation of scientific and technological achievements, leading the company along a path of domestic innovation and sustainable development through "industry-university-research" collaboration. Mr. Guo has led the company in advancing excellent performance management, contributing tirelessly to China's increased production, energy conservation, and advancement of a circular economy. In June 2022, Mr. Guo received the Nanjing Mayor Quality Award Personal Award. On July 20, 2023, his story of innovation was featured in the fourth episode of the prominent industrial documentary "Pillars of Talent: The Craftsmanship" on the CCTV Finance and Economics Channel.
Mr. Guo graduated in 1983 with a Bachelor's degree and obtained his Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering from the Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2010. In 2014, he received his EMBA degree from Tsinghua University.
Mr. Ma joined Sunpower as the Company's co-founder and served as Deputy General Manager. Through the various stages of the Company's development, he was responsible for marketing, sales, production, procurement, finance and investment, among others. He was appointed as Executive Director of the Group in 2004, overseeing finance, investments, mergers & acquisitions, investor relations, and spearheading the work on Sunpower's IPO on the Singapore Exchange. Mr. Ma has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company with effect from 11 August 2021.
In 2008, Mr. Ma was entrusted with the responsibility for overall management and operational development of the Group. Mr Ma drove the formulation and implementation of strategic planning and comprehensive budget management for the Group, pushed forward the institutionalisation and refinement of corporate management, and propelled the internationalisation of the business and diversification of coverage of industries to attain long-term sustainable development of the Group.
Since the strategic expansion of the Group into the GI Business in 2015, Mr. Ma has led the formulation of the strategic plan and business model and is responsible for the implementation of its long-term objectives. He takes charge of the entire business development cycle including market research and development, project investment and financing, project implementation, development and construction, as well as post-investment operational management. Mr. Ma has led the establishment of professional management systems and teams and has managed the GI Business segment to its current healthy stage of development where it is able to function autonomously within a complete system.
Before co-founding Sunpower, Mr. Ma worked in Nanjing Chemical Industrial Company. In 1992, he founded Hainan Lida Industrial and served as General Manager of that company. Mr. Ma graduated from Nanjing Chemical Engineering Senior College in 1983 and obtained his Master's degree in Engineering Management from the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology.
Mr. Yang was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director in November 2017 and was last re-elected on 28 April 2021. He was appointed as Lead Independent Director of the Group on 25 June 2019. He is a PRC Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a senior member of the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CICPA), a member of Accounting Education Committee of the Accounting Society of China (ASC), a member of the First National Audit Information and Standardisation Technical Committee. Mr. Yang is currently the President of Shenzhen Rihao Financial Intelligence Research Institute. Mr. Yang has been an accounting teacher at Nanjing Audit University since 1987 and was the Dean of the School of Accounting at Nanjing Audit University. He was a part-time Professor at Curtin University of Australia and served as Vice-President of Xi'an Eurasia University from 2014 to 2018. Mr. Yang has also served as an independent director in a number of companies and is currently an independent director of the following listed companies: Luenmei Quantum Co., Ltd., Anhui Xinke New Materials Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Kingswood Enterprise Co., Ltd.), MeiG Smart Technology Co., Ltd., and SVG Tech Group Co., Ltd. Mr. Yang graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Anhui University in 1982. He studied as a visiting scholar in the field of auditing in Nanjing University from 1994 to 1995.
Mr. Li was appointed as a Non-Executive Director in March 2017 and was last re-elected on 24 June 2020. He worked in McKinsey & Company's Beijing Office as an Analyst from 2006 to 2007. Mr. Li was Vice President of Beijing Dinghui Venture Investment Advisory Co., Ltd. from 2007 to 2009 and Executive Director of Dinghui Investment Management (Tianjin) Company Limited from 2009 to 2016. Mr. Li has served as the Managing Director of CDH Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited since January 2016. Mr. Li holds two Bachelor's Degrees in law and economics and a Master's Degree in law.
Mr. Wang was appointed as an Independent Director on 25 June 2019 and was last re-elected on 28 April 2021. He graduated with a Bachelor of Law degree from Peking University in 1984. From August 1993 till May 2002, he worked with many established Singapore law firms as their Chinese Legal Counsel. Mr. Wang then set up Shanghai Yuantai Law Offices in 2004 and is the firm's founding partner. He has more than 30 years of PRC legal practice experience in a wide range of areas, including capital markets, corporate finance and mergers & acquisitions. Mr. Wang currently serves as a director of Matex International Limited and Proceq Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd (China).
Ms. Wang is an Executive Director at DCP, where she was actively involved in several equity investment deals. Prior to DCP, Ms. Wang was an Analyst at Hony Capital from June 2012 to June 2014 and Senior Associate at MBK Partners from June 2014 to June 2018. Ms. Wang graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a Master in Finance and Peking University with a Bachelor of Engineering and Economics.
Mr. Mak was appointed as an Independent Director on 13 May 2024.
He is a practising lawyer with more than 28 years of experience in legal practice in Singapore. He is currently a consultant with Fortis Law Corporation. His current practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, securities and capital markets, listed company work, general corporate/commercial work and cross-border transactions. He is also familiar with corporate governance, from the perspectives of a legal practitioner as well as an independent director of listed companies.
He is the non-executive chairman and independent director of H2G Green Limited (listed on the Catalist Board of the SGX-ST). He is also a member of the Advisory Board of Executives' Global Network (Singapore), as well as a board member of The Singapore Lyric Opera Limited. He is a Senior Accredited Director, accredited by the Singapore Institute of Directors.
Mr. Mak was awarded the Public Service Medal (Pingat Bakti Masyarakat, PBM) by the President of Singapore in the 2012 Singapore National Day honours list. He graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1994 with a Bachelor of Laws (Second Class Honours Upper Division).
Mr. Ross is a seasoned professional with over three decades of experience spanning various industries across domestic and international markets. Currently, he holds multiple leadership positions, including Founder and Managing Partner at Anchorage Assurance, a boutique audit firm, and Founder and Managing Director at Anchorage Consulting Private Limited, a comprehensive accounting, corporate secretarial, and tax advisory firm. He also leads Valuation Advisory Pte Ltd, a reputable boutique valuation firm, and Beacon Management Advisory Private Limited, a corporate advisory firm, all based in Singapore. In the Philippines, Mr. Ross serves as the Founder and President of Anchorage Professional Consultancy, Inc., and Kim & Limjoco Associates.
Mr. Ross began his career at SGV & Co (formerly a member firm of Arthur Andersen), where he later served on secondment to Arthur Andersen, Singapore. He continued his career at Arthur Andersen as an Audit Manager. Subsequently, he played a pivotal role at BDO LLP from 2003 to 2012, culminating in his position as Director and Head of Business Transaction Services and IPO.
From 2012 to 2014, Mr. Ross brought his expertise to PSL Holdings Limited as Chief Financial Officer. He then joined Nexia TS Advisory Pte Ltd in 2016, serving as Audit Director and Head of M&A until 2020. Since 2021, Mr. Ross has also been the Technical Advisor to Shangyew PAC.