Daqo New Energy Corp. announced that its board of directors has approved the appointment of Mr. Qiangmin Zhou, the current Chief Operations Officer, as the Chief Technology Officer of the Company, effective March 1, 2016. Mr. Zhou will replace Mr. Guoping Zhu, who has served as the Chief Technology Officer since October 2012 and is leaving the company to pursue career opportunities with Daqo Group Co.

Ltd. First joining the company in 2007, Mr. Qiangmin Zhou served as the General Manager of the polysilicon business group and then as the Chief Operations Officer of the company. He resigned from his position with the company in April 2013 and rejoined Daqo New Energy in June 2014. Mr. Qiangmin Zhou will no longer serve as the Chief Operation Officers of the company upon his appointment as the Chief Technology Officer.