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2013/14 Annual Report Lenovo Group Limited
DIRECTORS (continued)
In accordance with article 101 of the Company’s articles of association, Mr. Zhu Linan, Mr. Nobuyuki Idei, Mr. William O.
Grabe and Ms. Ma Xuezheng will retire and are eligible for re-election at the AGM.
The Company has received from each of the independent non-executive directors an annual confirmation of his
independence pursuant to rule 3.13 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange (“Listing
Rules”). The Nomination and Governance Committee has duly reviewed the independence of each of these directors.
The Company considers they are independent.
BIOGRAPHY OF DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT
Honorary Chairman
Mr. Liu Chuanzhi, 70, has been appointed the Honorary Chairman and Senior Advisor of the Company since
November 3, 2011. Mr. Liu is the founder of the Group and held the positions of executive director, non-executive
director and chairman of the Board at different times from 1993 until his resignation from the Board on November 3,
2011. As our Honorary Chairman, Mr. Liu is not a director or an officer of the Company or of any subsidiary of the
Company, and does not have any management role in the Company or any of its subsidiaries. He graduated from the
Xi’an Military Communications Engineering Institute (now Xidian University) in China and has substantial experience
in corporate management. Mr. Liu is the chairman of Legend Holdings Corporation, a company holding substantial
interests in the issued shares of the Company.
Biography of directors
Chairman and executive director
Mr. Yang Yuanqing, 49, is the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and an executive director of the
Company. He is also a director and a shareholder of Sureinvest Holdings Limited which holds interests in the issued
shares of the Company. Mr. Yang assumed the duties of chief executive officer on February 5, 2009. Prior to that, he
was the chairman of the Board from April 30, 2005. Before taking up the office as chairman, Mr. Yang was the chief
executive officer and has been an executive director since December 16, 1997.
Mr. Yang has more than 20 years of experience in the field of computers. Under his leadership, Lenovo has been
China’s best-selling PC brand since 1997. In July 2013, Lenovo became the number one PC company in the world.
Lenovo started the mobile internet business in 2010 and is now the second-largest smartphone company in China
and the third-largest company in smart connected devices (PC, tablet and smartphone) market. Mr. Yang holds a
master’s degree from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Science and Technology of China.
Mr. Yang is also a guest professor at the University of Science and Technology of China; a member of the New York
Stock Exchange’s International Advisory Committee and a member of the International Advisory Council of Brookings
Institute.
Non-executive directors
Mr. Zhu Linan, 51, has been a non-executive director of the Company since April 30, 2005. Mr. Zhu graduated
with a master’s degree in electronic engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and has more than 20 years
of management experience. He was previously a senior vice president of the Group. Mr. Zhu is currently a director,
president and member of executive committee of Legend Holdings Corporation, a company holding substantial
interests in the issued shares of the Company. He is also a non-executive director of Peak Sport Products Co., Limited
(HKSE listed). He was previously a director of Foshan Saturday Shoes Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen Stock Exchange listed).