Daqo New Energy Corp. announced that its chief executive officer, Dr. Gongda Yao, after more than nine years of dedicated service, will step down as the chief executive officer of the company with immediate effect due to personal reasons. He remains to serve as a non-executive board member until March 31, 2018.

The company's chairman of the board of directors and founder, Mr. Guangfu Xu, will act as executive chairman and acting chief executive officer in the interim period.