More change at Suntech as commercial chief Beebe quits

Chief commercial officer Andrew Beebe has resigned from Suntech, heralding another change in the upper echelons of the world’s biggest supplier of PV modules.

Beebe is leaving “for personal reasons” but will stay at the company for a few months to help bring its global sales and marketing functions under the wing of chief executive David King, says a statement.

King was only named CEO last month after the surprise decision of founder Shi Zhengrong – known in China as the ‘Sun King’ – to move to a new role as head of strategy.

Beebe was a regular spokesman for Suntech on high-profile issues such as the imposition of preliminary trade tariffs by…

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