Investor relations

Dr. Shawn (Xiaohua) Qu founded Canadian Solar Inc. in Missisauga, Ontario, Canada in 2001 and has been the Chairman of our company since then. Effective May 14, 2026, Dr. Qu transitioned from his role as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer to Executive Chairman and Chief Technology Officer. Canadian Solar went public on the Nasdaq in 2006 and is one of the world’s largest integrated clean energy companies, with nearly 13,000 employees globally. We are a leading manufacturer of solar photovoltaic modules, provider of solar energy and battery energy storage solutions, and developer of utility-scale solar power and battery energy storage projects with a geographically diversified pipeline in various stages of development. Over the past 25 years, our products and services have benefited thousands of customers in over 160 countries and provided clean electricity to millions of households. Prior to founding Canadian Solar, Dr. Qu worked at ATS Automation Tooling Systems in Canada and its subsidiary Photowatt International in France. Before that, Dr. Qu was a Research Scientist at Ontario Hydro (now Ontario Power Generation). Dr. Qu was named an Innovator on the TIME100 Climate List of the 100 most influential leaders driving business climate action in 2024. Dr. Qu holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science from the University of Toronto, an M.Sc. in Physics and an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Manitoba, and a B.Sc. in Physics from Tsinghua University. Dr. Qu has been a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering since 2019.

Mr. Leslie Chang has served as an independent director of our company since September 2020 and has served as a director of CSI Solar since December 2020. Mr. Chang is the lead independent director of our company. Mr. Chang is currently an independent non-executive director, chairman of the audit committee, and a member of the remuneration committee and nomination committee of Huzhou Gas Company Limited. From March 2014 to June 2025, Mr. Chang served as Senior Advisor to CITIC Capital (Holdings) Limited. Prior to that, Mr. Chang served as a senior corporate executive and board director at several companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. He joined CITIC Pacific Limited (now known as China CITIC Limited) initially as General Manager, Finance in 1994 and later became the Executive Director and Deputy Managing Director of the company responsible for the Group’s financial management, accounting, and treasury functions. Mr. Chang also served as the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of HKC (Holdings) Limited; Executive Director and Vice Chairman of China Renewable Energy Investment Limited; Alternate Director on the board of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited and Independent Non-Executive Director of Pou Sheng International (Holdings) Limited, among other senior executive roles. Mr. Chang started his career after graduating from George Mason University business school in 1984 and joined the New York Office of KPMG. He became a partner of the firm specializing in the financial services industry and served as the Director of the Chinese Practice. Mr. Chang served as a certified public accountant in the State of New York. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, New York State Society of Certified Public Accountant, Chartered Global Management Accountants, and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Professor Harry E. Ruda has served as an independent director of our company since July 2011. He is the Director of the Centre for Advanced Nanotechnology, the Stanley Meek Chair in Nanotechnology and Professor of Applied Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto, Canada. From 1982 to 1984, he developed one of the first theories for electron transport in selectively doped two-dimensional electron gas heterostructures, while working as an IBM post-doctoral fellow. From 1984 to 1989, he was a senior scientist at 3M Corporation, developing some of the first models for electronic transport and optical properties of wide bandgap II-VI semiconductors. Professor Ruda joined the faculty of the University of Toronto in 1989 in the Materials Science and Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering Departments. His research interests focus on the fabrication and modeling of semiconductor nanostructures with applications in the fields of optoelectronics, energy and sensing. Professor Ruda was one of the founders of a Canadian National Centre of Excellence in Photonics. He has served on the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and on other government panels, including those of the Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, National Science Foundation in the U.S. and the Royal Academy of Engineering and Engineering Physical Sciences Research Council in the United Kingdom. Professor Ruda is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, a Fellow of the Institute of Physics, a Fellow of the Institute of Nanotechnology, and a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. He obtained his Ph.D. in semiconductor physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1982.

Mr. Andrew L.C. Wong has served as an independent director of our company since August 2014. Previously, he served as an independent non-executive director and vice-chairman of Huazhong In-Vehicle Holdings Company Limited from 2015 to 2025. Mr. Wong served as an independent non-executive director of Chubb Life Insurance Company Ltd. between 2008 and 2024, a director and a member of the audit committee, nomination and remuneration committee of China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited between 2013 and 2018. Mr. Wong was the director of Intime Retail (Group) Co. Ltd. between 2013 and 2014 and was the director and a member of audit committee, risk management committee, nomination and remuneration committee of China Minsheng Bank from 2006 to 2012. From 1982 to 2006, Mr. Wong held senior positions at the Royal Bank of Canada, the Union Bank of Switzerland, Citicorp International Limited, a merchant banking arm of Citibank, Hang Seng Bank Limited and DBS Bank Limited, Hong Kong. Mr. Wong was awarded the National Excellent Independent Director by the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2010 and received the Medal of Honour (Hong Kong SAR) from the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2011. Mr. Wong obtained his Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) degree from the University of Hong Kong in 1980 and a Master of Philosophy degree from Hong Kong Buddhist College in 1982.

Ms. Lauren C. Templeton has served as an independent director of our company since January 2020. Ms. Templeton is the founder and President of Templeton & Phillips Capital Management, LLC, a global investing boutique located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She is also an independent director and member of the audit committee of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, a financial holding company engaged in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance and associated investment management, and its publicly-traded subsidiary, Fairfax India Holdings Corporation. Ms. Templeton serves on a number of non-profit organizations, including serving as Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the John Templeton Foundation. She is a member of the Templeton World Charities Foundation and the Templeton Religion Trust. She also serves on the Board of Overseers at the Atlas Economic Research Foundation. Ms. Templeton is the former President of the Southeastern Hedge Fund Association, based in Atlanta, Georgia. She is also the co-author of “Investing the Templeton Way: The Market Beating Strategies of Value Investing’s Legendary Bargain Hunter”, which has been translated into nine languages. Ms. Templeton holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of the South, Sewanee.

Mr. Colin Parkin was appointed as the company’s Chief Executive Officer on May 14, 2026, and has been a director of our company since December 2025. Mr. Parkin previously served as President of Canadian Solar and President of e-STORAGE, our utility-scale energy storage division. At e-STORAGE, Mr. Parkin led global strategy for advanced battery technologies, overseeing research and development as well as the establishment of global battery cell and battery system manufacturing facilities in the United States, Southeast Asia, and China. Under his leadership, e-STORAGE has become a recognized global leader in delivering turnkey battery energy storage solutions. Previously, Mr. Parkin served as Vice President of our Energy Group, now Recurrent Energy, where he expanded the company’s international solar project development pipeline to 8 GWp and managed major project financing and asset sales with leading global investors. His earlier roles include General Manager of Canada and Vice President of Engineering and Projects, developing the country’s largest utility-scale solar projects and managing the domestic solar panel and medium voltage equipment manufacturing operations. Mr. Parkin began his career in advanced manufacturing and automation, having held leadership roles at Photowatt International and Automation Tooling Systems (ATS). He was also the Founder and CEO of Integrated Manufacturing Technologies (IMT), which was later acquired by Magna International. Mr. Parkin studied Manufacturing Engineering at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario.

Ms. Yuan Z. Qu has served as a director of our company since June 2025. She is the Vice President of Strategy and Innovation of one of our U.S. subsidiaries and plays a leading role in the development of our U.S. operations. Ms. Qu is based in Walnut Creek, California, and leads strategic initiatives focused on growth, innovation, and long-term competitiveness across global markets. She is responsible for evaluating organizational performance, identifying key development opportunities, and guiding strategic decision-making in coordination with internal leadership. Prior to rejoining our company in 2024, Ms. Qu was a Consultant at McKinsey & Company in San Francisco, where she advised clients in a variety of sectors, primarily in energy and infrastructure. She led market entry strategies in renewables, conducted buy-side diligence across emerging technologies, and advised early-stage climate tech companies. From 2016 to 2019, Ms. Qu worked in our New York office in the Mergers and Acquisitions group, where she managed strategic sales of over $600 million in solar projects across the Americas and led investor relations efforts in Latin America and Asia. She holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies and Sociology from Swarthmore College