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Biography of senior management
Mr. Rory Read, 48, joined the Group in June 2006 and is Lenovo President and Chief Operating Officer, with responsibility for
driving growth, execution, profitability and performance of Lenovo’s business globally. 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. Peter Bartolotta, 51, joined the Group in 2007 and was appointed as Senior Vice President of Global Services in July
2009. He is responsible for managing ongoing relationships with customers in more than 160 countries. Prior to joining Lenovo,
Mr. Bartolotta led NCR Corporation’s global retail product management function. Mr. Bartolotta holds an MBA from the
University of Texas and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the State University of New York.
Mr. Chen Shaopeng, 40, joined the Group in 1993 and is currently Senior Vice President of the Company and 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, an EMBA
degree from Tsinghua University and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
Mr. Robert Cones, 49, joined the Group in May 2005 and is currently Senior Vice President of Office of Operations & General
Manager of Latin America. 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, 51, 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, 47, joined the Group in 1986 and is the Senior Vice President of the Company and Chief Technology Officer
with responsibility for technology strategy, R&D systems and technology exploration of emerging areas. Prior to that, Mr. He
held various leadership positions in Lenovo particularly in overseeing Lenovo’s R&D initiatives and systems. Mr. He holds a
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications and a Master’s degree in
Computer Science from the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Dr. Peter D. Hortensius, 49, joined the Group in May 2005 and is currently the Senior Vice President for Think Product Group
where he is responsible for the ThinkPad, ThinkCentre, ThinkStation, and Server product lines. Dr. Hortensius was the Vice
President, Products and Offerings, for IBM’s PC 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, 41, joined the Group in 1993 and is currently Senior Vice President of the Company and President of the Product
Groups responsible for all THINK and 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. Lu Yan, 45, rejoined the Group as Senior Vice President, following the completion of buying back of Lenovo Mobile in
January 2010. Mr Lu is responsible for mobile internet strategy as acting CEO and President of Lenovo Mobile. He first joined
the Group in 1992 and held various senior positions for the R&D of desktops, motherboard business, handheld device business
and information product business. He holds a Master’s degree in engineering and automatic control from Beijing Institute of
Technology and holds an EMBA from China-Europe International Business School.
Mr. Michael O’Neill, 54 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 degree of Government Contracting from George Washington
University.