Kingwas also acting chief financial officer of Suntech, which is currently tryingto hammer out a debt restructuring agreement with its creditors.

Kingis replaced on an interim basis in both the CEO and CFO roles by companypresident Zhou Weiping. He said the company willnow start looking for a new CFO.

King took the top job at Suntech in August 2012, when hereplaced company founder Shi Zhengrong.

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