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Biography of directors (continued)
Non-executive directors
Dr. Wu Yibing, 41, has been appointed as a non-executive director of the Company on May 21, 2009. Dr. Wu received a Ph.D.
from Harvard University and a B.Sc. from the University of Science and Technology of China. He is the Managing Director and
Executive Vice President of Legend Holdings Limited, the controlling shareholder of the Company. Prior to that, he was the chief
transformation officer of the Company and was responsible for designing and implementing process and organizational changes
and overseeing key strategic initiatives. From 1996 to 2008, Dr. Wu was a senior partner, general manager of Beijing office and
head of Asia-Pacific Post-Merger Management Practice of McKinsey & Company (“McKinsey”). He has served clients in China,
across Asia-Pacific, and in the U.S. from a wide range of industries including high tech, telecom, health care, energy, and financial
services. Before joining McKinsey, Dr. Wu worked as a technology licensing consultant at Harvard University.
Alternate director
Mr. Justin T. Chang, 41, has been an alternate director to Mr. James G. Coulter since May 17, 2005. Mr. Chang is retired Partner
and Managing Director of TPG Capital, where he was employed from 1993 to 2008. Mr. Chang also sits on the board of directors
of UTAC Holdings. Mr. Chang received his MBA from Harvard Business School and his Bachelor degree, cum laude, from Yale
University.
Independent non-executive directors
Professor Woo Chia-Wei, 71, has been an independent non-executive director of the Company since August 23, 1999. Professor
Woo is Senior Advisor to The Shui On Group, and is also President Emeritus and University Professor Emeritus of Hong Kong
University of Science and Technology. From April 2007 till March 2008, he served on the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region’s Commission on Strategic Development and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conferences. In addition,
Professor Woo is an independent non-executive director of First Shanghai Investments Ltd. and Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.
(both listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange).
Mr. Ting Lee Sen, 66, has been an independent non-executive director of the Company since February 27, 2003. He has
extensive knowledge and experience in IT industry and is the Managing Director of W.R. Hambrecht + Co. and Board Director
of Microelectronics Technology Inc. (listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange). He is also a former corporate vice president of Hewlett-
Packard Company, where he worked for more than 30 years. Mr. Ting obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical
Engineering from the Oregon State University in 1965. He attended graduate studies in the same field at Stanford University and is
a graduate of the Stanford Executive Program.
Mr. John W. Barter III, 62, has been an independent non-executive director of the Company since August 10, 2005. Mr. Barter
holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Spring Hill College and an MBA in Finance from Tulane University. He has
acquired extensive knowledge and experience in finance and accounting from senior management positions held in both the
industrial and technology sectors. Between 1977 and 1997 he held a number of senior management positions with AlliedSignal, Inc.
a then NYSE listed company engaged in the development, and manufacturing of aerospace, automotive and advanced materials
products and was the chief financial officer of this company from 1988 to 1994. Between 1998 and 2001 he was a director and from
2000 to 2001, the chief financial officer of Kestrel Solutions, Inc. a U.S. company engaged in the development of communications
equipment. Mr. Barter is currently also a non-executive director of each of SRA International, Inc., Dice Holdings, Inc. and Genpact
Limited (all NYSE listed).
Dr. Tian Suning, 45, has been an independent non-executive director of the Company since August 2, 2007. Dr. Tian holds
a Ph.D. in natural resource management from Texas Tech University and a M.S. degree in ecology from Chinese Academy of
Sciences. He is the founder and chairman of a Chinese focused private equity fund China Broadband Capital Partners, L.P.. He held
various senior positions in China Netcom Group Corporations (Hong Kong) Ltd. (Hong Kong Stock Exchange and NYSE listed) from
1999 to 2007 and was a vice chairman of PCCW Ltd. (Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed) between 2005 and 2007. From 1994 till
1999, he was co-founder and CEO of AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. (a NASDAQ listed company providing internet technology in China)
of which he is now a non-executive director. He is currently an independent non-executive director of MasterCard International
Incorporated and Taiking Life Insurance Ltd. In addition, he is a non-executive director and chairman of Media China Corporation
Limited (a company listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange and formerly known as Asian Union New Media (Group) Limited) and a
senior advisor of KKR.