DEVELOPMENT OF SILICON SUPPLY II – 
New players with biggest announcements 

Jifan Gao
Trina Solar Energy Co. Ltd. , China
CEO

Jifan Gao is the Chairman and CEO of Trina Solar, a vertically-integrated leading solar company in China. 

Mr. Gao founded Trina Solar in 1998 as a pioneer in the Chinese PV industry. 

He also serves as the vice Chairman of the Solar Power Construction Committee of the China Renewable Energy Society and as the standing vice Chairman of the New Energy Chamber of Commerce of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce. Mr. Gao has published and presented several articles and papers in solar power related magazines and conferences.

Mr. Gao has over 18 years of senior management experience in various industries. Prior to founding Trina Solar, Mr. Gao was the founder and the head of Wujin Xiehe Fine Chemical Factory, a Chinese company that manufactures detergents for metal surfaces, from 1992 through 1997. From 1989 to 1992, Mr. Gao was one of the co-founders and the head of Guangdong Shunde Fuyou Detergent Factory. 

Mr. Gao received his master's degree in physical chemistry from Jilin University in 1988 and his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Nanjing University in 1985.

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