Canadian Solar Inc. announced the appointment of Leslie Li Hsien Chang as an independent director to Canadian Solar's Board of Directors, effective September 25, 2020. Mr. Leslie Li Hsien Chang has been serving as Senior Advisor to CITIC Capital (Holdings) Limited since 2014. Additionally, and in preparation for the planned carve-out IPO in China of Canadian Solar's Module and System Solutions ("MSS") subsidiary, or CSI Solar Co. Ltd. ("CSI Solar"): Additionally, and in preparation for the planned carve-out IPO in China of Canadian Solar's Module and System Solutions ("MSS") subsidiary, or CSI Solar Co. Ltd. ("CSI Solar"): Yan Zhuang is appointed as President of CSI Solar, stepping down from his role as President and Chief Operating Officer of Canadian Solar. Mr. Zhuang remains as a director on the Canadian Solar board. Guangchun Zhang is appointed as Senior Vice President, Operations and Technology, of CSI Solar, stepping down from his role as Senior Vice President and Chief Manufacturing Officer of Canadian Solar. Both appointments are effective September 29, 2020. Concurrently, Leslie Li Hsien Chang, Yan Zhuang and Guangchun Zhang are appointed to the board of CSI Solar, effective September 25, 2020. Mr. Yan Zhuang joined the Canadian Solar management team in 2009 after initially joining the Company as an independent director in 2007. Over the past 11 years, he has served various leadership roles, most recently as President and Chief Operating Officer, and previously as Acting Chief Executive Officer, Senior VP and Chief Commercial Officer, and VP of Global Sales and Marketing. Mr. Zhuang has been instrumental in Canadian Solar's international expansion, building up the Company's global brand, sales teams, business development channels and support operations. Prior to joining Canadian Solar, Mr. Zhuang brought over 20 years' experience, running his own business startups as well as serving in a number of leadership roles in business development and strategy, corporate branding, and sales and marketing in multinational companies, including as Asia Pacific regional director of marketing planning at Motorola Inc. and regional head of Asia at Hands-on Mobile Inc., a global media and entertainment company.