United PV Appoints New Chief Communications Officer
Time:2015-04-23

Hong Kong, China, 23 April 2015 - United Photovoltaics Group Limited (“United PV” or the “Company”, stock code: 00686.HK, whose largest shareholder is China Merchants New Energy Group “CMNE”), a leading solar power plant investor and operator in China, is pleased to announce today that, Mr. LUO Kanglin was appointed Chief Communications Officer (“CCO”) of the Company on 21 April 2015 to spearhead public relations (“PR”) and investor relations (“IR”) initiatives.


As an experienced public relations officer in China Merchants Group (“CMG”), Mr. LUO has been working in CMG for over 20 years. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Luo served as Senior Manager in Administration Department of CMG, responsible for public relations and information dissemination, including the liaison with State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. As a management with effective results achieved, Mr. LUO is experienced in the execution of cross-boundary communications. He took part in many of the major PR events of CMG, including promotions of commencement of CMG’s local and overseas projects and major acquisitions, IPO and listing of A Share or H Share of Companies under CMG, e.g. China Merchants Bank, China Merchants Securities, China Merchants Energy Shipping, China International Marine Containers, etc.


With Mr. LUO’s extensive experiences in CMG, it is believed that he will optimize its PR and IR team’s communication and cooperation with the media, investors and analysts. The Company is also confident that he will expand United PV’s PR and IR network and strengthen its cooperation with other sister companies under CMG.


Mr. Zhenwei LU, Executive Director of United PV, said: “Mr. LUO’s joining will step up the strengths of the Company’s professional PR and IR team, thus allowing the continuous enhancement of United PV’s reputation in relationship maintenance and information communications. With years of extensive experience, deep understanding in communications and comprehensive insight into the market, Mr. LUO will formulate effective and appropriate communications strategies for United PV, therefore to effectively connect the Company and the market, allowing the market to fully understand the competitive edges and future development of the Company. Moreover, this would enhance our competitiveness in the industry, and form a solid foundation for the Company’s future rapid development after the successful transformation.”