Mr King will join the company in April 2011 and will overlap with Ms Zhang in early April 2011 for transitional purposes. Post the transition, Ms Zhang will leave Suntech and resign her position on the board of directors to pursue other opportunities.

Mr King is the former CFO and treasurer of Tetra Tech, a provider of consulting, engineering, program management, construction, and technical services addressing the resource management, energy and infrastructure markets.

Prior to Tetra Tech, Mr King has served as vice president of finance and operations of Walt Disney Imagineering, and earlier, as vice president and CFO of the Asia Pacific region for Bechtel Group, a global engineering, construction and project management company.

Mr King began his career at Price Waterhouse where he gained a decade of international and transactional experience at the firm's Seattle, Los Angeles and Hong Kong offices.

Zhengrong Shi, chairman and CEO of Suntech, said: “I would like to thank Ms Zhang for the integral role she has played guiding Suntech's transition to a global leader in solar. We are grateful for her service both as an executive and member of the board and wish her well in her future endeavors."

“It is a great pleasure to welcome Mr King to Suntech where his strong executive credentials and global business perspective will be an excellent fit with our organization. A seasoned CFO from a multi-billion dollar US public company, he also brings a valued background from a business culture that promotes sustainability and social responsibility.”

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