China's number-one wind OEM Goldwind announced change at the top as Cao Zhigang was named new company president and executive director, succeeding Wang Haibo who has held the leading role since 2013.

Cao, 44, has served at Goldwind for more than two decades since 1998 when he joined the company’s Dabancheng onshore wind farm in Xinjiang province. He has been a vice president at the company since 2006.