Founder of Canadian Solar, Inc., Shawn Qu is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at this company. Dr. Qu is also on the board of Canadian Solar UK Ltd.

Dr. Qu previously held the position of President & Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Solar EMEA GmbH and Director-Silicon Procurement at Photowatt International SAS.

He received a doctorate from the University of Toronto, a graduate degree from the University of Manitoba and an undergraduate degree from Tsinghua University.