Trina Solar (NYSE:TSL)

CHANGZHOU, China, July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, announced today the following changes to its board and board committees, including its audit and corporate governance and nominating committees.  

Mr. Peter Mak, an independent director and chairman of the audit committee of the Company, has resigned from the Company's board of directors and audit committee effective July 10, 2011 to focus on other personal and professional pursuits.

Mr. Jerome Corcoran, an independent director of the Company, has been appointed as chairman of the audit committee of the board to replace Mr. Mak. Mr. Corcoran previously served as a member of the audit committee of the board from December 2006 to April 2010. Mr. Corcoran has many years of experience in finance and investments, having served as a managing director at Merrill Lynch's China Private Equity Group in Beijing and a managing director and the head of international investment banking of Merrill Lynch in New York and London.  Mr. Corcoran also serves on the compensation and corporate governance and nominating committees of the board.