Dr. Shawn Qu, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer founded Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ) in 2001 in Canada, with a bold mission: to foster sustainable development and to create a better and cleaner earth for future generations by bringing electricity powered by the sun to millions of people worldwide. Under Dr. Qu’s leadership, we have grown into one of the world’s largest solar photovoltaic products and energy solutions providers, as well as one of the largest solar power plant developers globally.
We have cumulatively delivered around 52 GW of solar modules to thousands of customers in
more than 150 countries, enough to meet the clean, green energy needs of approximately 13
million households. We have more than 14,000 dedicated employees to strive each day to make
this mission a reality.