SPI Energy Co., Ltd. announced the appointment of Janet Jie Chen as its new Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Chen will oversee company’s worldwide finance and accounting organization and will report directly to Xiaofeng Peng, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SPI Energy. Ms. Chen has over two decades’ experience in auditing, accounting, business reorganization, merger & acquisitions, IPOs, and SEC reporting, including 7 years at a big international audit firm. She has rich experience and expertise in providing US GAAP related financial and internal control advisory services. She is a member of CICPA and FCCA. Concurrently with Ms. Chen’s appointment, Chris Wang, previously SVP of Finance of SPI, has been appointed as CFO of the Company’s wholly owned Phoenix Motorcars subsidiary to support and lead its planned spinoff and IPO.