ja_solar.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 2010
Commission
File Number: 001-33290
JA
Solar Holdings Co., Ltd.
36
Jiang Chang San Road,
Zhabei,
Shanghai, China 200436
The
People’s Republic of China
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cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-__________.
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This
Form 6-K consists of:
A
press release regarding the appointment of Dr. Peng Fang as chief executive officer of JA Solar Holding
Co., Ltd. (the “Registrant”), made by the Registrant in English on January 25,
2010.
JA
Solar Announces Dr. Peng Fang as Chief Executive Officer
Mr.
Baofang Jin Remains Executive Chairman
Shanghai,
Jan. 25, 2010 – JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: JASO), a leading
manufacturer of high-performance solar power products, today announced the
appointment of Dr. Peng Fang as chief executive officer, effective
immediately. Mr. Baofang Jin will remain in his role as executive
chairman and will work closely with Dr. Fang.
Dr.
Fang joins JA Solar with more than 20 years of executive management experience
with leading global technology companies in the solar and semiconductor
industries in both the U.S. and China.
Most
recently, Dr. Fang was president of Best Solar Co., Ltd., where he turned a
start-up company into an internationally known solar module company in just 18
months. Dr. Fang was formerly president of
Huahong NEC, one of the largest semiconductor
foundries in China. Dr. Fang has also held various technology and
management positions at Applied Materials and AMD in the U.S. Dr.
Fang received his Ph.D and MSEE degrees from the University of
Minnesota. He was also a postdoctoral research fellow at the EECS
Department of UC Berkeley. Dr. Fang was chairman of the IEEE
Electron Devices Society, Santa Clara Valley Chapter.
“We are
honored to have Dr. Fang join our team and help lead us into our next stage of
growth,” said Mr. Baofang Jin, chairman of JA Solar. “JA Solar will
benefit from his successful worldwide management experience in the solar and
semiconductor industries, and we will work together to make JA Solar the premier
solar company in the world,” he said.
About
JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd.
Based
in Shanghai with manufacturing operations in Hebei and Yangzhou, China, JA Solar
Holdings Co., Ltd. is a leading manufacturer 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.
Safe
Harbor/Forward-Looking Statements
This
press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "will," "may,"
"expect," "anticipate," "aim," "intend," "plan," "believe," "estimate,"
"potential," "continue," and other similar statements. Statements other than
statements of historical facts in this announcement are forward-looking
statements, including but not limited to, our expectations
regarding
the
expansion of our manufacturing capacities, our future business development, and
our beliefs regarding our production output and production outlook. These
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and
are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about
the Company and the industry. Further information regarding these and other
risks is included in Form 20-F and other documents filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to update
forward-looking statements, except as may be required by law. Although the
Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking
statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that its expectations will turn
out to be correct, and investors are cautioned that actual results may differ
materially from the anticipated results.
CONTACTS:
Alexis
Pascal/Deborah Stapleton
Stapleton
Communications Inc.
650.470.0200
deb@stapleton.com
alexis@stapleton.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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JA
Solar Holdings Co., Ltd.
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By
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Peng
Fang
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Name:
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Peng
Fang
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Title:
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Chief
Executive Officer
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Date:
January 26, 2010
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