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BIOGRAPHY OF DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT (continued)
Biography of directors (continued)
Independent non-executive directors (continued)
Ms. Ma Xuezheng, 63, was re-designated as an independent non-executive director of the Company on November
7, 2013. Prior to that, she was a non-executive Vice Chairman of the Company since 2007. Before becoming a
non-executive director, she was an executive director and the chief financial officer of the Company at different times
between 1997 and 2007 and held directorship in various subsidiaries of the Company. She is currently chairman of Boyu
Capital Advisory Company Limited and a non-executive director of the Securities and Futures Commission following
her resignation from the Main Board and GEM Listing Committees of the HKSE on November 14, 2013. In addition, she is
also a non-executive director of STELUX Holdings International Limited (HKSE listed), Unilever N.V. (NYSE and Euronext
Amsterdam listed) and Unilever PLC (NYSE and London Stock Exchange listed). She was formerly a non-executive
director of Wumart Stores, Inc. (HKSE listed) and an independent non-executive director of Standard Chartered Bank
(Hong Kong) Limited. Ms. Ma holds a bachelor of arts degree from Capital Normal University.
Mr. Yang Chih-Yuan Jerry, 47, has been an independent non-executive director of the Company since November 6, 2014.
Prior to that, he was the board observer of the Company since February 20, 2013. He holds a master’s degree and a
bachelor’s degree of science in electrical engineering from Stanford University and served on the board of trustees of
Stanford University from October 2005 until September 2015.
Mr. Yang co-founded Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ listed) and served as its chief executive officer from June 2007 to
January 2009. He also served as a member of the board of directors of Yahoo! Inc. until January 17, 2012. During such
appointment, Mr. Yang focused on corporate strategy and technology vision. Mr. Yang was also instrumental in building
strategic business partnerships, international joint ventures and recruiting key talent.
Mr. Yang also served as a director of Yahoo! Japan Corporation (Tokyo Stock Exchange listed) from January 1996 to
January 2012, an independent director of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ listed) from July 2000 to November 2012 and
a director of Alibaba Group Holding Limited from October 2005 to January 2012. Mr. Yang is currently an independent
director of Workday Inc. and Alibaba Group Holding Limited (all NYSE listed).
Biography of senior management
Mr. Gianfranco Lanci, 61, joined the Group in April, 2012 and is currently the Corporate President and Chief Operating
Officer of the Company responsible for running all of the Group’s five geographies, the PC and the Smart Device
Business Group. Before taking up the office as Corporate President, Mr. Lanci was COO and Executive Vice President
of the Company and President of the PC Group, EMEA and AP. Mr. Lanci has substantial experience across the PC
business, including leadership roles at Texas Instruments and Acer. He was appointed as President of Acer Inc. in 2005
and in 2008 became Chief Executive Officer and President. Under his leadership, he led Acer to the number two position
globally and number one in EMEA while recording record profitability for three consecutive years. He holds a degree in
engineering from the Politecnico of Turin.
Mr. Chen Xudong, 48, joined the Group in 1993 and is currently the Senior Vice President of the Company and
Co-President of the Mobile Business Group focusing on Lenovo’s Mobile business in China, the world’s largest mobile
market. He was also the founding CEO of ShenQi, a subsidiary mobile company for Lenovo. Prior to taking up these
positions, Mr. Chen was the President of Lenovo China and the Asia Pacific Emerging Markets. Mr. Chen graduated from
Peking University with a master’s degree in probability statistics and also holds an EMBA degree from China Europe
International Business School.
Mr. He Zhiqiang, 53, joined the Group in 1986 and is currently the Senior Vice President of the Company, President of
Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group and acting Chief Technology Officer of the Company. This group is responsible
for driving innovation through investment in startups, spinning off new businesses and exploring new technologies.
Prior to that, Mr. He held various leadership positions in the Group including the President of the Ecosystem and Cloud
Services Business Group and was the Chief Technology Officer overseeing Lenovo’s Research & Technology initiatives
and systems. Mr. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer communication from Beijing University of Posts and
Telecommunications and a master’s degree in computer engineering from the Institute of Computing Technology of the
Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Ms. Qiao Jian, 48, joined the Group in 1990 and is currently the Senior Vice President of Human Resources, responsible
for Human Resources, Organizational Development, Global Talent, Compensation and Benefits as well as nurturing the
Company’s culture. Prior to assuming this position, Ms. Qiao held various senior positions in the Group including Senior
Vice President of Strategy and Planning and Vice President of Human Resources in China – both before and after
the acquisition of IBM’s PC Division. Ms. Qiao has extensive experience in human resources, strategy, marketing and
branding. She holds a bachelor’s degree in management science from Fudan University and holds an EMBA from the
China Europe International Business School.