Yingli Green Energy, one of the leading manufacturers of photovoltaic systems in China, has appointed Zhuo Arthur Chen as its legal counsel.
Chen joins from the Hong Kong office of US firm Fried Frank where he was an associate in the firm's corporate division. In his new role Chen will be responsible for providing counsel to the management team and the board of directors on various legal issues and serve as the primary contact point for outside counsel.
Liansheng Miao, the chairman and CEO of Yingli Green Energy, said that in addition to these tasks , Chen will also be responsible for assisting the company's expansion throughout Greater China. "Arthur brings his proven legal intellect and valuable experience to the process of innovating and perfecting our products and services," said Miao. "We look forward to utilizing his expertise to grow our global business with enhanced precision and speed."
With more PRC companies becoming public listed companies and growing larger, they increasingly need competent in-house legal counsels with international experience to support their operations and strategy execution. Over the past few years, NASDAQ listed Shanda Interactive Entertainment has appointed US-qualified lawyer Thomas Yih, formerly with Morrison & Foerster in Shanghai, as general counsel, and Alibaba Group has hired former Freshfileds corporate partner Timothy Steinert as general counsel shortly after the Hong Kong IPO of Alibaba.com.
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