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2013/14 Annual Report Lenovo Group Limited
BIOGRAPHY OF DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT (continued)
Biography of senior management (continued)
Mr. Liu Jun, 45, joined the Group in 1993 and is currently the Executive Vice President of the Company and President
of the Mobile Business Group, responsible for driving Lenovo’s profitable growth in smartphone and tablet and
developing Lenovo’s smart TV business. Previously, Mr. Liu held a broad range of leadership positions in Lenovo,
including senior vice president of the Company, president of Lenovo Business Group, Products Group, Consumer
Business Group, Global Supply Chain and Lenovo China. Mr. Liu holds a bachelor’s degree in automation and an
EMBA, both from Tsinghua University. Mr. Liu also completed executive programs at Harvard and Stanford Universities.
Ms. Qiao Jian, 46, 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.
Mr. Gerry P. Smith, 50, joined the Group in August, 2006 and is currently the Executive Vice President of the
Company and President of Lenovo’s Americas Group and the Enterprise Business Group. Mr. Smith is responsible
for overseeing the business in Lenovo’s Americas Group and building Lenovo’s enterprise business worldwide. Prior
to that, Mr. Smith was senior vice president of the Company and president of the Americas Group. Before that, Mr.
Smith was senior vice president of Global Operations. Prior to that, Mr. Smith was senior vice president of Global
Supply Chain. Before joining the Group, Mr. Smith held a number of leadership roles at Dell, including vice president
and general manager of Notebook Development, Peripherals Development and the Display Line of Business. Mr. Smith
holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and marketing from Pacific Lutheran University.
Mr. Wong Wai Ming, 56, is currently the Executive Vice President of the Company and the Chief Financial Officer.
He was previously an investment banker for more than 15 years and also held senior management positions in listed
companies in Hong Kong. He was an independent non-executive director of the Company from March 30, 1999 until
his appointment to the position of Chief Financial Officer on May 23, 2007. Mr. Wong is a member of the Hong Kong
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and holds a
bachelor’s degree in management sciences from the Victoria University of Manchester in the United Kingdom.
DIRECTORS’ SERVICE CONTRACTS
On October 9, 2006, the Company entered into the service contract with Mr. Yang Yuanqing, the executive director
and the Chairman of the Board of the Company, for an unfixed term commencing from October 9, 2006. Upon
termination of the service contract, Mr. Yang may be entitled to compensation and other payments equivalent to more
than one year’s emoluments depending on a number of factors including the length of service, the amount of the
unvested equity awards and the amount of the annual bonus. The service contract was approved by the shareholders
at an extraordinary general meeting of the Company held on November 7, 2006 (at which Mr. Yang and his associates
abstained from voting) pursuant to rule 13.68 of the Listing Rules. Mr. Yang is currently the Chairman of the Board, the
Chief Executive Officer and an executive director of the Company.
Save as disclosed above, none of the directors has a service contract with the Company which is not determinable
within one year without payment of compensation, other than statutory compensation.
DIRECTORS’ INTERESTS IN CONTRACTS
No contracts of significance in relation to the Group’s business to which the Company or its subsidiaries was a party
and in which a director of the Company had a material interest, whether directly or indirectly, subsisted at the end of
the year or at any time during the year.