Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. has named Susan Wang chair of the board of directors, effective immediately. A director at Suntech since April 2009, Wang replaces Dr. Zhengrong Shi, who will remain a director at Suntech.
Wang formerly served as the executive vice president of corporate development and chief financial officer for Solectron Corp., a worldwide provider of electronics manufacturing services, where she worked from 1984 until 2002 and during which she helped to guide Solectron's revenue growth from $40 million in 1984 to over $14 billion in 2002.
Prior to her work at Solectron, Wang held financial and managerial positions with Xerox Corp. and Westvaco Corp.