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2009/10 Annual Report Lenovo Group Limited
56
DIRECTORS’ REPORT (continued)
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Biography of directors and senior management (continued)
Biography of directors (continued)
Non-executive directors (continued)
Mr. William O. Grabe, 72, has been a non-executive director of the Company since May 17, 2005. Mr. Grabe is a Managing
Director of General Atlantic LLC, an equity investment firm having a substantial interest in the convertible preferred shares of
the Company, and has been with the General Atlantic Group since 1992. Prior to that, he served as the Vice President and
Corporate Officer of IBM. Mr. Grabe is also a director of the following listed companies: Patni Computer Systems Limited
(Mumbai Stock Exchange and NYSE listed), Gartner Inc. (NYSE listed), Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ listed) and Infotech
Enterprises Limited (Mumbai Stock Exchange listed).
Dr. Wu Yibing, 42, 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 currently the President
of CITIC Private Equity Funds Management Co., Ltd.. Dr. Wu was most recently the Managing Director and Executive Vice
President of Legend Holdings Limited, the controlling shareholder of the Company, and the chief transformation officer of
the Company. From 1996 to 2008, Dr. Wu was a senior partner of McKinsey & Company where he worked on a wide range
of projects in industries including high tech, telecom, health care, energy and financial services, and prior to that, he was a
consultant at Harvard University. Dr. Wu also sits on the advisory board of China Unicom, as well as the board of China Social
Entrepreneur Foundation.
Independent non-executive directors
Professor Woo Chia-Wei, 72, 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. In addition, Professor Woo is an independent non-executive director of First
Shanghai Investments Ltd. and Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd. (both HKSE listed).
Mr. Ting Lee Sen, 67, 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. (Taiwan Stock Exchange listed). 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.
Dr. Tian Suning, 46, 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. (HKSE and NYSE listed) from 1999 to
2007 and was a vice chairman of PCCW Ltd. (HKSE listed) between 2005 and 2007. From 1994 till 1999, he was co-founder
and CEO of AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ listed) of which he is now a board member. He is currently an independent non-
executive director of MasterCard Incorporated (NYSE listed) and Taiking Life Insurance Company Ltd. In addition, he is a non-
executive director and chairman of Media China Corporation Limited (HKSE listed).
Mr. Nicholas C. Allen, 55, has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of the Company on November
6, 2009. Mr. Allen received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics/Social Studies from Manchester University, United
Kingdom. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of the Hong Kong
Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Allen has extensive experience in accounting and auditing and was a partner of
PricewaterhouseCoopers until his retirement in June 2007. Mr. Allen is also an independent non-executive director of CLP
Holdings Limited and Hysan Development Company Limited (both HKSE listed) and a director of VinaLand Limited (London
Stock Exchange AIM listed).