Zhou Weiping, Interim CEO, CFO Announces Resignation

WUXI, China, Jan. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (OTC: STPFQ) (the "Company" or "Suntech") today announced that on January 7, 2014, Mr. Weiping Zhou resigned as a director of the Company, interim Chief Executive Officer, interim Chief Financial Officer, and President with immediate effect. Mr. Zhou cited personal reasons for his departure. Suntech plans to announce new management pending final review by Suntech's board of directors and Joint Provisional Liquidators (JPLs).

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Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (OTC: STPFQ) produces solar products for residential, commercial, industrial, and utility applications. Suntech has delivered more than 25,000,000 photovoltaic panels to over a thousand customers in more than 80 countries. Suntech's pioneering R&D creates customer-centric innovations that are designed to drive solar to grid parity against fossil fuels. Suntech's mission is to provide everyone with reliable access to nature's cleanest and most abundant energy source.

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