solar6k.htm
FORM
6-K
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For
the month of January, 2009
(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in
this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. )
(If
"Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-__________. )
N/A
JA
Solar Holdings Co., Ltd.
36
Jiang Chang San Road,
Zhabei,
Shanghai, China 200436
The
People’s Republic of China
This
Form 6-K consists of:
A
statement regarding appointment of new chief financial officer and change of
former chief financial officer to chief strategy officer of JA Solar Holding
Co., Ltd. (the “Registrant”), made by the Registrant in English on
January 5, 2009.
JA
Solar Holdings Co. Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
Former
CFO to become Chief Strategy Officer
SHANGHAI,
China, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd., (Nasdaq:
JASO), a manufacturer of high-performance solar products, today announced the
appointment of Ms. Anthea Chung as the company's new chief financial officer.
She replaces Daniel Lui, who will become the company's new chief strategy
officer, responsible for pursuing strategic business opportunities
worldwide.
Ms.
Chung has more than 16 years of financial management experience at public and
private companies, including most recently the chief financial officer position
at Solar Enertech Corp., a public company that manufactures solar cells and
solar modules in Shanghai and Menlo Park, Calif. There she had full
responsibility for finance, investor relations and legal activities. She was
also vice president and corporate controller at RAE Systems in San Jose, Calif.
for three years prior to being CFO at Enertech. At RAE Systems, which
manufacturers and sells gas detection equipment, she was responsible for all
financial statements and SEC filings, and directed the company's finance teams
in the United States and in eight international locations.
She
has also been corporate controller at TLZ Inc. in Mountain View, Calif., a maker
of laser measurement tools. She began her career as an auditor at
PricewaterhouseCoopers, where she rose from associate to audit manager in her
eight years there.
Ms.
Chung earned her bachelor of science degree in accounting at Indiana University,
and is a certified public accountant in California.
"We
are very pleased to have Anthea join the JA Solar team, and look forward to her
contributions as we move into our next phase of growth," said Samuel Yang, chief
executive officer. "We are also pleased to have Daniel assume responsibility for
developing new growth strategies and partnerships, as we expand our global
presence. We continue to strengthen our management team in order to provide
increasing value to our shareholders," he said.
About
JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd.
Formerly
based in Hebei, China, and now in Shanghai, China, JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd.
is a leading manufacturer and marketer of high-performance solar cells. The
company sells its products to solar manufacturers worldwide, who assemble and
integrate solar cells into modules and systems that convert sunlight into
electricity for residential, commercial and utility-scale power generation. For
more information, please visit http://www.jasolar.com.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the under-signed, thereunto duly
authorized.
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By
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/s/ Huaijin
Yang
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Name: Huaijin
Yang
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Title: Chief
Executive Officer
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Date:
January 5, 2009
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