FORM
6-K
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
Report of
Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
month of January, 2009
(Indicate
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cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
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JA Solar
Holdings Co., Ltd.
36 Jiang
Chang San Road,
Zhabei,
Shanghai, China 200436
The
People’s Republic of China
This Form
6-K consists of:
A
statement regarding appointment of Mr. Ming Yang as vice president of business
development and corporate communications of JA Solar Holding Co.,
Ltd. (the “Registrant”), made by the Registrant in English on January
15, 2009.
JA Solar
Appoints Ming Yang as Vice President of Business Development and Corporate
Communications
SHANGHAI,
China, Jan. 15, 2009 – JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: JASO - News), a
manufacturer of high-performance solar products, today announced the appointment
of Mr. Ming Yang as vice president of business development and corporate
communications. He will be responsible for the company's strategic
communications, including investor and public relations, as well as business
development, strategic marketing and market assessment activities.
Mr. Yang
has more than six years of experience working as a Wall Street buyside and
sellside analyst, specializing in the renewable energy and semiconductor
materials sectors. Most recently, he was an analyst covering the renewable
energy sector at Coatue Management, a $2 billion hedge fund based in New York.
Before that, he was vice president at Piper Jaffray for four years, as senior
China research analyst covering solar energy and semiconductor materials, based
in Shanghai. Mr. Yang started his Wall Street career as an analyst at Dreman
Value Management.
"We are
very pleased to add Ming to our team, as he will help to re-energize our
corporate communications and marketing activities using his deep industry
knowledge and Wall Street experience," said Samuel Yang, CEO of JA Solar. "His
unique market intelligence and understanding of our business will be a great
value to our customers, partners and investors."
Yang
earned his master of business administration degree from Cornell University and
a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the
University of California at Berkley.
About
JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd.
Based in
Shanghai, JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. is a leading manufacturer and marketer of
high-performance solar cells. The company sells its products to solar
manufacturers worldwide, who assemble and integrate solar cells into modules and
systems that convert sunlight into electricity for residential, commercial and
utility-scale power generation. For more information, please visit
http://www.jasolar.com.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the under-signed, thereunto duly
authorized.
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JA
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By
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/s/ Huaijin
Yang
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Name:
Huaijin
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Title: Chief
Executive Officer |
Date:
January 15, 2009