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DIRECTORS’ REPORT (Continued)
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Biography of directors and senior management (continued)
Biography of senior management (continued)
Mr. Qiao Song, 41, joined the Group in 1991 and is currently Senior Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer. He has
expertise in product development, sales and marketing, and supply chain and procurement management. Mr. Qiao graduated from
the Department of Computer Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Engineering degree at Tsinghua University.
Mr. David Schmoock, 40, joined the Group in 2006 and is currently Senior Vice President, Operations for Lenovo’s Mature
Markets. Before joining the Group, he was Vice President of Dell marketing for Asia-Pacific/Japan. Mr. Schmoock holds a Bachelor
of Arts degree in Political Science from Columbia University.
Mr. Gerry Smith, 45, joined the Group in August 2006 as Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain and is responsible for the
Group’s global procurement, logistics, supply planning, manufacturing operations, sales and fulfillment operations. Before joining
the Group, Mr. Smith was Vice President of the Display Line of Business of Dell. Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance
and Marketing from Pacific Lutheran University.
Mr. Milko van Duijl, 46, joined the Group in May 2005 and is currently Senior Vice President of Mature Markets overseeing all
business in Western Europe, the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and Global Accounts, including large
enterprises, SMB and consumer. Mr. van Duijl was the Vice President, EMEA, of IBM’s PC Division before joining the Group and has
extensive knowledge and expertise of the IT industry, as well as international business management. He holds a doctorandus title/
MBA from the University of Rotterdam.
Ms. Wang Xiaoyan, 47, joined the Group in 1994 and is currently Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer responsible
for Lenovo’s information technology strategy and operations. Ms. Wang has extensive experience in establishment of IT information
systems, finance and administration. She graduated from Beijing Institute of Technology with a Master’s degree in Engineering and
holds an EMBA from China-Europe International Business School.
Mr. Wong Wai Ming, 51, is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Wong has more than 15 years
of experience in investment banking and was a member of HKSE Listing Committee. He was an independent non-executive director
of the Company from March 30, 1999 until his appointment to the position of CFO on May 23, 2007. Mr. Wong is a member of the
HKICPA and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Sciences
from the Victoria University of Manchester, U.K.
Directors’ service contracts
On December 20, 2005, Mr. William J. Amelio, the then executive director, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
entered into a service contract with the Company for an initial term of 3 years which will automatically continue for successive one-
year periods unless otherwise terminated by either party. Upon termination of the service contract, Mr. Amelio may be entitled to
compensation and other payments equivalent to more than one year’s emoluments depending on a number of factors including the
amount of his unvested equity awards and the entitlement and amount of his target bonus. The service contract was approved by
the shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting of the Company held on May 24, 2006 (at which Mr. Amelio and his associates
abstained from voting) pursuant to rule 13.68 of the Listing Rules. Mr. Amelio resigned as an executive director, the President and
the Chief Executive Officer of the Company with effect from February 5, 2009.
On October 9, 2006, the Company entered into the service contract with Mr. Yang Yuanqing, the executive director and the
then Chairman of the Board of the Company, for an unfixed term commencing from October 9, 2006. Upon termination of the
service contract, Mr. Yang may be entitled to compensation and other payments equivalent to more than one year’s emoluments
depending on a number of factors including the length of service, the amount of the unvested equity awards and the amount of the
annual bonus. The service contract was approved by the shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting of the Company held on
November 7, 2006 (at which Mr. Yang and his associates abstained from voting) pursuant to Rule 13.68 of the Listing Rules. Mr.
Yang became the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and ceased to act as the Executive Chairman of the Board with effect
from February 5, 2009 but he continues to act as an executive director of the Company.
Save as disclosed above, none of the directors has a service contract with the Company which is not determinable within one year
without payment of compensation, other than statutory compensation.
Directors’ interests in contracts
No contracts of significance in relation to the Group’s business to which the Company or its subsidiaries was a party and in which
a director of the Company had a material interest, whether directly or indirectly, existed at the end of the year or at any time during
the year.