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Biography of senior management
Mr. Rory Read, 47, joined the Group in June 2006 and was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer on February 5, 2009,
with responsibility for driving growth, execution, profitability and performance of Lenovo’s business globally. He is also acting
President of the Latin America group. Mr. Read has a proven track record for leading substantial business turnarounds and driving
gains in share and profitability. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Read held numerous key executive positions around the world with
IBM. Mr. Read graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems from Hartwick College.
Mr. Christopher J. Askew, 47, joined the Group in August 2006 and is currently Senior Vice President of Lenovo Services. Mr.
Askew was the Vice President of Dell Services, Asia-Pacific and Japan before joining the Group and has extensive global experience
in the services business having held senior leadership roles in Europe, Asia and the U.S.. Mr. Askew was educated at George Green
Grammar School in London.
Mr. Chen Shaopeng, 40, joined the Group in 1993 and is currently Senior Vice President of Emerging Markets responsible for
all business in China, the rest of Asia, Russia & CIS, East Europe, the Middle East and Africa, including large enterprises, SMB
and consumer. Mr. Chen has expertise in the sales and marketing of IT products and held various leadership positions in regional
sales, the commercial desktop PC business, national & international sales and marketing. Mr. Chen holds a Bachelor’s degree of
Engineering from Beijing Technology and Business University and an EMBA degree from Tsinghua University.
Mr. Robert Cones, 48, joined the Group in May 2005 and is currently Senior Vice President of Office of Operations & Web Sales.
Mr. Cones was the Vice President and CFO for IBM’s Personal Systems Group prior to joining the Group and has extensive
experience in financial planning, operations, business metrics, strategy and financial controls. He holds a Master of Science degree
in Industrial Management from Union College.
Mr. Kenneth DiPietro, 50, joined the Group in June 2006 and is currently Senior Vice President of Human Resources. Mr. DiPietro
was a Corporate Vice President at Microsoft Corporation before joining the Group and has extensive experience in both human
resources and organizational development. He holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Industrial and Labour Relations from Cornell
University.
Mr. He Zhiqiang, 46, joined the Group in 1986 and is currently Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. He has
expertise in R&D of computer products, development of R&D system and R&D project management. He graduated with a Master’s
degree in Computer Sciences from the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Dr. Peter D. Hortensius, 48, joined the Group in May 2005 and is the Senior Vice President for ThinkPad branded notebooks. Dr.
Hortensius was the Vice President, Products and Offerings, for IBM’s Personal Computing Division prior to joining the Group and
has extensive expertise in product and technology R&D. He holds a Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering from the University
of Manitoba.
Mr. Liu Jun, 40, joined the Group in 1993 and is currently Senior Vice President of the IDEA Product Group responsible for all
IDEA-branded desktops, notebooks, peripherals and software. Prior to that, Mr. Liu held a broad range of leadership positions in
Lenovo including president of the Consumer Business Group and leader of R&D, corporate strategy, the desktop PC business unit
and global supply chain. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Automation and an EMBA, both from Tsinghua University and completed
executive programs at Harvard University and Stanford University.
Mr. Michael O’Neill, 53, joined the Group in July 2007 as Senior Vice President and General Counsel and is responsible for the
Group’s legal, corporate governance, security and government relations globally. Mr. O’Neill was most recently a partner in a law
firm where he was general counsel for the firm’s international practices. He also served on the Board of TRW Inc. Prior to that, he
spent 16 years at Honeywell where he held several senior legal positions. Mr. O’Neill holds both Juris Doctor and MBA degrees from
the University of Baltimore and a Master’s of Government Contracting degree from George Washington University.
Ms. Fran O’Sullivan, 50, joined the Group in May 2005 and is currently Senior Vice President of the THINK Product Group, with
worldwide responsibility for all THINK-branded desktops, notebooks, workstations, servers, displays, peripherals and software.
Ms. O’Sullivan was the General Manager of the PC Division of IBM before joining the Group and has extensive experience in
the Personal Computer industry. She graduated from the University of Virginia with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical
Engineering.
Ms. Qiao Jian, 41, joined the Group in 1990 and is currently Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Planning, responsible for
global strategy design and execution. Ms. Qiao has extensive experience in strategy, human resources, marketing and branding.
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in management science from Fudan University and holds an EMBA from China-Europe International
Business School.