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  • Xiang Xu

    Chairman of the Board – Director since 2007

    Xiang Xu. Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Xiang Xu is our chief executive officer and chairman of the Board of Directors. He has significant expertise across the solar industry and corporate management. He has served as a director of Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE: DQ) since our incorporation in November 2007, and as vice chairman of the board from June 2022 to August 2023. He is also the president of Daqo Group since 2006 and currently holds directorship positions with 25 subsidiaries of Daqo Group. Prior to these roles, Mr. Xu served as the general manager of Jiangsu Changjiang Electric Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Daqo Group, from January 2000 through May 2006. Mr. Xu received his EMBA degree from Nanjing University in 2004.

  • Guangfu Xu

    Director – Director since 2007

    Guangfu Xu. Mr. Guangfu Xu is principally responsible for formulating our strategic development objectives. He has been the chairman of Daqo Group since January 1984 and currently holds directorship positions with 30 subsidiaries and affiliated entities of Daqo Group. Mr. Xu has served as chairman of our Board of Directors since our incorporation in November 2007 until August 2023. He joined Xinba General Company, the predecessor entity of Daqo Group, in 1966 and has been instrumental in building Daqo Group from a small township and village enterprise to a leading manufacturer of electrical systems in China. Mr. Xu was named a National Township and Village Entrepreneur by the Ministry of Agriculture of China in 2001 and 2002 and a Pioneer in Electricity Industry in 2012.

  • Fei Ge

    Director – Director since 2022

    Fei Ge. Mr. Fei Ge has served as a director of the Company since its IPO in 2010 until February 2013, and was appointed again on June 8, 2022. Mr. Ge is the Executive President of Daqo Group and is responsible for technology innovation and digitalized manufacturing. He holds an MBA degree from Nanjing University.

  • Dafeng Shi

    Director – Director since 2013

    Dafeng Shi. Chair of Compensation Committee. Mr. Dafeng Shi has served as a director of the Company since its IPO in 2010 until October 2011, and was appointed again in February 2013. Mr. Shi has been the vice president for finance of Daqo Group since January 2006 and currently holds directorship positions with four subsidiaries and affiliated entities of Daqo Group. Prior to joining Daqo Group, Mr. Shi served as the vice president of Yangzhong Tianyuan Accounting Firm from 2000 to 2001. Mr. Shi holds a bachelor’s degree in economic management from the Correspondence Institute of the Central Party School, an associate degree in accounting from Nanjing University of Finance & Economics, and a master’s degree in professional accountancy from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Mr. Shi is also a Certified Public Accountant in China.

  • Xiaoyu Xu

    Director – Director since 2023

    Xiaoyu Xu. Ms. Xiaoyu Xu has served as a director of the Company since November 2023. She joined the Company in May 2023 as Investor Relations Director and Board Secretary. She previously worked at J.P. Morgan in the Corporate and Investment Bank department. Ms. Xu holds an MBA degree with a concentration in finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.

  • Fumin Zhuo

    Independent Director – Director since 2009

    Fumin Zhuo. Compensation Committee. Mr. Fumin Zhuo has served as our independent director since November 2009. Mr. Zhuo currently serves as an independent director of two Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed companies, including SRE Group Ltd. and Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., and of one Shanghai Stock Exchange listed company, Dazhong Transportation (Group) Co., Ltd. He has also served as a non-executive director of Besunyen Holdings Company Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Mr. Zhuo has over 45 years of experience in investment and corporate management. Mr. Zhuo is currently a managing partner and the chairman of V Star Capital. Since 2002, Mr. Zhuo has served as the chairman and chief executive officer of Vertex China Investment Company, the chairman of Venture Star Investment (HK) Limited and a managing partner of GGV Capital respectively. From 1995 to July 2002, Mr. Zhuo was the chief executive officer of Shanghai Industrial Holding Ltd. and the chairman of SIIC Medical Science & Technology (Group). Prior to that, starting in 1987, Mr. Zhuo served as chief assistant officer of the Shanghai Economic System Reform Committee. Mr. Zhuo has extensive experience in venture capital fund formation, mergers and acquisitions, and investment management. Mr. Zhuo graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University’s Electrical Engineering School in 1983 and received his master’s degree in economics from Fudan University in 1997.

  • Arthur Wong

    Independent Director – Director since 2012

    Arthur Wong. Chair of Audit Committee. Mr. Arthur Wong has served as our independent director since December 2012. Mr. Wong currently serves as an independent director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) and Microvast Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: MVST). From 2008 to 2018, Mr. Wong served as Chief Financial Officer for Asia New-Energy, Nobao Renewable Energy, GreenTree Inns Hotel Management Group and Beijing Radio Cultural Transmission Company Limited sequentially. From 1982 to 2008, Mr. Wong worked for Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, in Hong Kong, San Jose and Beijing over various periods of time, with his last position as a partner in the Beijing office. Mr. Wong received a bachelor’s degree in applied economics from the University of San Francisco and a higher diploma of accountancy from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

  • Rongling Chen

    Independent Director – Director since 2010

    Rongling Chen. Audit Committee. Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Rongling Chen has served as our independent director since October 2010. He served as Senior Advisor for ASML China from May 2015 to December 2021. He is also an independent director to Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor Co., Ltd., a company listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Between 2010 and 2012 Mr. Chen was a vice president of Applied Materials and chief administration officer of Applied Materials China. Mr. Chen was an executive advisor of IMEC, a leading advanced semiconductor R&D center based in Belgium, and also a senior advisor and chairman of China advisory board to SEMI, a global industry association serving the manufacturing supply chains for the microelectronic, display and photovoltaic industries. Mr. Chen started working for Applied Materials in 1984, and has served in various senior positions, including vice president, chairman of Applied Materials China and head of China marketing and corporate affairs, before retiring in 2012. Mr. Chen received his bachelor’s degree in semiconductor devices and materials from Zhejiang University.

  • Shuming Zhao

    Independent Director – Director since 2011

    Shuming Zhao. Compensation Committee. Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Shuming Zhao has served as our independent director since October 2011. Mr. Zhao is senior professor and honorary dean of the School of Business, Nanjing University, China. Mr. Zhao is also a distinguished visiting professor at the College of Business, the University of Missouri-St. Louis, USA; and visiting professor at Peter Drucker Graduate School of Management, Claremont Graduate University, USA. Mr. Zhao serves as an independent director of Scully Royalty Ltd, a NYSE-listed company. Mr. Zhao received his bachelor’s degree in English language and literature from Nanjing University as well as a master’s degree in education and a Ph.D. in management, of which both are from Claremont Graduate University, USA.

  • Minsong Liang

    Independent Director – Director since 2011

    Minsong Liang. Audit Committee. Dr. Minsong Liang has served as our independent director since October 2011. Dr. Liang is currently a co-managing partner of CLA Partners, a boutique investment banking firm in China. Dr. Liang serves as an independent director of Yunnan International Trust & Investment Co., Ltd., a financial services company in China. Prior to joining CLA Partners, Dr. Liang has held various advisory positions at China Securities Regulatory Commission and State-owned Assets Management Commission of Yunnan Province. Dr. Liang received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Beijing University, a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and a J.D. from New York University School of Law.

  • Guoqing Chen

    Independent Director – Director since 2023

    Guoqing Chen. Mr. Guoqing Chen has served as our independent director since August 2023. From July 1986 to July 2002, Mr. Chen taught at Anhui Tongling College of Finance and Economics (now referred to as “Tongling University”). Mr. Chen has served as the head of Shanghai Horizon Economic Research Institute since 2002. He is also the chair professor at Shanghai National Accounting Institute and the deputy director at the China Management Accounting System Research Center of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. Mr. Chen currently serves as the chairman of Horizon International Financial Management Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., and Shanghai Horizon Value Management Software Co., Ltd. He is also an independent director at Heilongjiang Longmay Mining Group Co., Ltd., and Hongxing Xuan Paper Co., Ltd., as well as a director at Jilin Provincial Coal Industry Group Co., Ltd., and Jilin Province State-Owned Capital Operation Co., Ltd.