Herrero resigned “for personal reasons” after six years at Jinko, the company says.

Herrero was among the most high-profile Western executives within a tier-one Chinese solar company, sitting only behind chairman Xiande Li, chief executive Kangping Chen and chief financial officer Charlie Cao within Jinko’s pecking order.

He has often been the face of Shanghai-based Jinko at solar conferences around the world.

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