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DIRECTORS’ REPORT
BIOGRAPHY OF DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT (continued)
Biography of directors (continued)
Independent non-executive directors (continued)
Ms. Ma Xuezheng, 61, 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.
Besides, she is also a non-executive director of Wumart Stores, Inc., 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 an independent non-executive director of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited. Ms.
Ma holds a bachelor of arts degree from Capital Normal University.
Biography of senior management
(in alphabetical order of surname)
Mr. He Zhiqiang, 51, joined the Group in 1986 and is currently the Senior Vice President of the Company and
President of the Ecosystem and Cloud Services Business Group. This group is responsible for building Lenovo’s
ecosystem and driving the strategy for monetization and ecosystem expansion. Previously, Mr. He was the chief
technology officer and held various leadership positions in Lenovo, particularly in 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.
Dr. Peter D. Hortensius, 53, joined the Group in May, 2005 and is currently the Senior Vice President of the Company
and the Chief Technology Officer with responsibility for Lenovo’s technical strategy, R&D of systems and technology,
and exploration of emerging areas. He leads a worldwide team that focused on innovation for smartphones, tablets,
PCs and servers and is widely known for his extensive expertise in product and technology research & development.
Dr. Hortensius has held several key leadership positions in Lenovo including most recently President of the Think
Business Group where he managed the company’s commercial product portfolio and was responsible for increasing
market share and profitability in enterprise segments and in new growth areas like small-to-medium business. His
focus areas included driving leadership in Lenovo’s core global commercial business, growing Lenovo’s workstation
business, and managing Lenovo’s global enterprise business in server and related products. Dr. Hortensius also led
the business team that negotiated the IBM x86 server acquisition. Prior to the Think Business Group president role,
he served as president of the Product Group where he managed both the company’s commercial and consumer PC
product portfolio, and enterprise business.
Previously, Dr. Hortensius spent 17 years with IBM, including 10 years at IBM’s Watson Research Center and his
last role at IBM was as the vice president, Products and Offerings, for IBM’s PC Division. Dr. Hortensius earned his
doctorate degree in electrical engineering from the University of Manitoba in Canada.
Mr. Gianfranco Lanci, 59, joined the Group in April, 2012 and is currently the Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer of the Company, and President of Lenovo’s EMEA, APMM and the PC Business Group. Mr. Lanci
is responsible for driving and expanding the lead in the core PC business worldwide, overseeing the business in
EMEA and APMM, integrating operations, strategic alliances and driving the Group’s business review and operations
processes. Before assuming these positions, Mr. Lanci was senior vice president of the Company and president of the
EMEA geography. 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.