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DIRECTORS’ REPORT
BIOGRAPHY OF DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT (continued)
Biography of directors (continued)
Non-executive directors (continued)
Mr. Zhao John Huan, 51, has been a non-executive director of the Company since November 3, 2011. Mr. Zhao
holds a master’s degree in business administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University,
dual master’s degrees in electric engineering and physics from Northern Illinois University and a bachelor’s degree in
Physics from Nanjing University. He is currently a director, executive vice president and member of executive committee
of Legend Holdings Corporation, a company having substantial interests in the issued shares of the Company and the
president of Hony Capital Limited.
Besides, he currently holds the following directorship; a director of Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (NYSE listed), an
executive director of CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Limited and non-executive director of Wumart Stores, Inc., China
Glass Holdings Limited, Chinasoft International Limited and New China Life Insurance Company Ltd. (all HKSE listed).
Mr. Zhao was previously a director of Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing & Media Corporation Limited (Shanghai Stock
Exchange listed) and an independent director of both Fiat Industrial S.P.A.(MTA Italian Stock Exchange listed) and
Gemdale Corporation (Shanghai Stock Exchange listed).
Independent non-executive directors
Mr. Ting Lee Sen, 71, has been an independent non-executive director of the Company since February 27, 2003.
Mr. Ting has extensive knowledge and experience in the IT industry and was previously a corporate vice president
of Hewlett-Packard Company, where he worked for more than 30 years. He holds a bachelor of science degree in
electrical engineering from the Oregon State University and graduated from the Stanford Executive Program at Stanford
University. Mr. Ting is currently the managing partner of W.R. Hambrecht Venture I and II and an independent board
member of NeoPhotonics Corporation (NYSE listed). He was a director of Microelectronics Technology Inc. (Taiwan
Stock Exchange listed) until June 14, 2013.
Dr. Tian Suning, 50, has been an independent non-executive director of the Company since August 2, 2007. He
is the founder and chairman of a Chinese focused private equity fund China Broadband Capital Partners, L.P.. He is
currently an independent non-executive director of MasterCard Incorporated (NYSE listed) and Taikang Life Insurance
Company Ltd. In addition, he is a non-executive director of China Jiuhao Health Industry Corporation Limited (HKSE
listed). He held various senior positions in China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Ltd. (formerly listed on HKSE
and NYSE) from 2000 to 2007 and was a vice chairman of PCCW Ltd. (HKSE listed) between 2005 and 2007. From
1993 till 1999, he was co-founder and chief executive officer of AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc. (formerly listed on NASDAQ) of
which he is now a board member. 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.
Mr. Nicholas C. Allen, 59, has been an independent non-executive director of the Company since 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, Hysan Development Company Limited (both HKSE listed), VinaLand Limited (London
Stock Exchange AIM listed) and Texon International Group Limited.