NEW DELHI: Azure Power (NYSE: AZRE), a leading solar power producer in India, announced that Yung Oy Pin (Jane) Lun Leung, FCA, Senior Executive at AAA Global Services Ltd, is replacing Eric Ng Yim On, Chief Executive Officer at AAA Global Services Ltd, as a resident director on the Company’s Board of Directors. Two of the members of the Company’s Board of Directors are required to be residents of Mauritius under the terms of the Company’s Constitution.
Mrs. Lun Leung has extensive experience as a professional in the financial services sector, particularly in accounting, auditing, taxation, corporate secretarial and administration, of the United Kingdom & Mauritius. Previously she has worked with Ascough Ward Chartered Accountants, Kingston Marks Chartered Certified Accountants and Deloitte & Touche across various sectors including financing, trading, manufacturing, property, construction, engineering & PPP projects, telecommunication, mining, gaming & hospitality. She also sits on the board of several global business companies. Mr. Eric Ng’s decision to resign was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
About Azure Power
Azure Power (NYSE: AZRE) is a leading independent solar power producer with a pan-Indian portfolio. With its in-house engineering, procurement and construction expertise and advanced inhouse operations and maintenance capability, Azure Power provides low-cost and reliable solar power solutions to customers throughout India. It has developed, constructed and operated solar projects of varying sizes, from utility scale, rooftop to mini & micro grids, since its inception in 2008. Highlights include the construction of India’s first private utility scale solar PV power plant in 2009 and the implementation of the first MW scale rooftop project under the smart city initiative in 2013.
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Forward Looking Statements
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