Canadian Solar Appoints Ty Daul as Vice President Americas Energy Group

GUELPH, Ontario, May 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced energy industry veteran Ty Daul has joined the Company as Energy Group Vice President, Americas. Mr. Daul will lead the Company's energy business units throughout Canada, Latin American and the U.S., which includes wholly owned subsidiary Recurrent Energy.

Throughout his 27 year career in the power generation industry, Mr. Daul has been integrally involved in more than 4 GW of operating renewable projects and 870 MW of operating gas-fired projects, representing more than $7 billion of total investment.

Mr. Daul holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington and an M.B.A. from Texas A&M University. He previously held senior leadership positions at SunPower, Element Power U.S. and Iberdrola Renewables/PPM Energy.

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