Arthur Chien

Mr. Chien holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Science and Technology of China and a Master of Economics degree from the University of Western Ontario， Canada. Before joining CSI， he was the managing director of Beijing Yinke Investment Consulting Co. Ltd.， a company which provides financial consulting services and manages its own investment projects. Before joining Beijing Yinke， he was Chief Financial Officer of China Grand Enterprises Inc.， a diversified investment holding company based in Beijing， China. Prior to that， he held a variety of finance， investment and management positions with companies in Canada， Belgium and China， including as Chief Financial Officer of the Chinese operations of NV Bekaert SA， a Belgium-based manufacturer of advanced wire products， materials and coatings. Mr. Arthur Chien was an independent director of company from December 2005 until September 2007， he then held the position of Vice-President， Finance until June 2008. Since then he has been the Chief Financial Officer of Canadian Solar Inc.