Decision Makers
Board of Directors
Aged 51, was appointed in December 2004 as an Executive Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Chang, a professor level senior engineer, graduated in 1982 from the Nanjing Institute of Posts and Telecommunications with a bachelors' degree in telecommunications engineering and received a master's degree in business administration from Tsinghua University in 2001. He received a doctor's degree in business administration from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2005. Prior to joining China United Telecommunications Corporation, Mr. Chang served as a Deputy Director of the Nanjing Municipal Posts and Telecommunications Bureau of Jiangsu Province and a Deputy Director General of the Directorate General of Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and a Deputy Director General and Director General of the Department of Telecommunications Administration of the former Ministry of Information Industry, as well as Vice President of China Telecom Group. Mr. Chang was appointed the Chairman of China United Telecommunications Corporation in November 2004. In December 2008, China United Telecommunications Corporation changed its company name to China United Network Communications Group Company Limited ("Unicom Group"). He serves as the Chairman of Unicom Group, China United Telecommunications Corporation Limited ("A Share Company") and China United Network Communications Corporation Limited ("CUCL"), respectively. Mr. Chang has extensive operational and managerial experience in the telecommunications industry.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| China Unicom Limited |
Chairman & CEO |
Current |
| China Unicom Limited |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Aged 45, was appointed as an Executive Director of the Company in October 2008 and President of the Company in February 2009. Mr. Lu, a professor level senior engineer, graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University with a bachelor's degree in computer science in 1985 and then was awarded a master's degree in public administration by the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Mr. Lu joined China Network Communications Group Corporation ("Netcom Group") in December 2007, serving as senior management. Mr. Lu has served as a Non-Executive Director of PCCW Limited (listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with an American Depositary Receipt trading on the Pink Sheets' OTC Market in the U.S.) since May 2008. Prior to joining the Netcom Group, Mr. Lu was a member of the Secretary Bureau of the General Office of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee, serving as the Deputy Director and the Director of the Information Processing Office since 1992, Secretary at deputy director general level since 2001 and Secretary at director general level since 2005. Mr. Lu is Vice Chairman and President of Unicom Group. Mr. Lu is also a Director and President of A Share Company and a Director and President of CUCL. Mr. Lu has extensive experience in government administration and business management.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| China Unicom Limited |
Executive Director and President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| China Unicom Limited |
President |
Current |
| China Unicom Limited |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Aged 50, was appointed in February 2004 as an Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Tong graduated in 1987 from the Department of Economic Management at the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. He received a master's degree in business administration from the Australian National University in 2002. Mr. Tong was Deputy Director General of the Posts and Telecommunications Administration of Liaoning Province, as well as the Posts Office of Liaoning Province. Mr. Tong joined China United Telecommunications Corporation in July 2000. He served first as Chief Accountant and later a Vice President and, from September 2003, a Director of China United Telecommunications Corporation. In December 2008, China United Telecommunications Corporation changed its company name to China United Network Communitions Group Company Limited. Mr. Tong now serves as a Director, Vice President and Chief Accountant of Unicom Group. He is also a Director of A Share Company and a Director and Senior Vice President of CUCL. Mr. Tong has extensive experience in management of telecommunications companies and finance management of listed companies.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| China Unicom Limited |
CFO |
Current |
| China Unicom Limited |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Aged 51, was appointed as Vice President of the Company in April 2006 and Senior Vice President of the Company in February 2009. Mr. Li graduated from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications in 1985 and received a master's degree in business administration from the Department of Advanced Business Administration of Jinan University in 2004. Mr. Li previously served as a Deputy Director of the Telecommunications Division, a Deputy Director of the Telecommunications Department, a Deputy Director of the Rural Telephone Bureau, a Deputy Director and a Director of the Telecommunications Operation and Maintenance Department of the Posts and Telecommunications Administration Bureau in Guangdong Province and as a Director of the Mobile Communication Bureau in Guangdong Province. From 1999 to 2005, he served as the Deputy Chairman, General Manager and Chairman of Guangdong Mobile Communication Co., Limited and as the Chairman and General Manager of Beijing Mobile Communication Co., Limited. From 2000 to 2005, he also served as an Executive Director of China Mobile (Hong Kong) Limited. Mr. Li joined China United Telecommunications Corporation in December 2005 and served as Vice President. In December 2008, China United Telecommunications Corporation changed its company name to China United Network Communitions Group Company Limited. From April 2006 to October 2008, Mr. Li served as an Executive Director of the Company. Mr. Li is a Vice President of Unicom Group, Director and Senior Vice President of CUCL, Chairman of Unicom New Guoxin Communications Limited Company, Chairman of Unicom Vsens Telecommunications Company Limited and Chairman of Unisk (Beijing) Information Technology Co. Limited. Mr. Li has worked in the telecommunications industry for a long period of time and has xtensive
management experience.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| China Unicom Limited |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| China Unicom Limited |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| China Unicom Limited |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| China Unicom Limited |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Aged 52, was appointed as Vice President of the Company in April 2006 and Senior Vice President of the Company in February 2009. Mr. Zhang graduated from the Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications majoring in carrier communication in 1982. He received a master's degree in business administration from the Australian National University in 2002 and a doctor's degree in business dministration from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2008. He previously served as a Director of the Bengbu Municipal Posts and Telecommunications Bureau in Anhui Province and a Deputy Director of the Anhui Provincial Posts and Telecommunications Bureau. From 2000 to 2005, he served as a Deputy General Manager and General Manager of the Anhui Provincial Telecommunications Company and the Chairman and General Manager of the Anhui Provincial Telecommunications Co., Limited. Mr. Zhang joined the China United Telecommunications Corporation in December 2005 and served as Vice President. In December 2008, China United Telecommunications Corporation changed its company name to China United Network Communitions Group Company Limited. From April 2006 to October 2008, Mr. Zhang served as the Executive Director of the Company. In addition, Mr. Zhang serves as a non-executive director of China Communications Services Corporation Limited. Mr. Zhang also serves as Vice President of Unicom Group, Director and Senior Vice President of CUCL, as well as Executive Director and General Manager of China Unicom Mobile Network Company Limited. Mr. Zhang has worked in the telecommunications industry for a long period of time and has extensive management experience.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| China Unicom Limited |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| China Unicom Limited |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| China Unicom Limited |
Vice President |
Current |
| China Unicom Limited |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| China Unicom Limited |
Vice President & Executive Director |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| China Unicom Limited |
Vice President |
Current |
| China Unicom Limited |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited |
CEO & Executive Director |
Current |
| China Unicom Limited |
Executive Director, Senior Vice President |
Current |
| China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
Wilkin Chan is Senior Consultant-Director for China business operations. He has thirty-one years' professional and management experience in various disciplines, seventeen of which related to China business. He worked many years in various leadership positions in Nortel Networks, including Managing Director, Guangdong Nortel Telecommunications Equipment Co., Ltd; Vice President of Corporate Development and Member of the Board of Directors, Nortel Networks (China) Ltd.; Vice President for Human Resources, Business Development and Government Relations; and Chief Representative of Nortel's Representative Offices in Beijing and Guangzhou. His former clients and partners include Philips Semiconductors, China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom, China Ministry of Commerce, China Ministry of Information Industry, and China State Planning Commission. He graduated with a B.A Sc. and M.A.Sc. from the University of Toronto, and is a registered Professional Engineer in Canada. He has lived and worked in Canada, Hong Kong, Beijing and Guangdong. He is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese, and is now based in Hong Kong.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| I-Deo Asia, Ltd. |
Director for North America |
Current |
| International Marketing Limited |
Senior Consultant |
Current |
| China Telecom Corporation Limited |
|
Current |
| Nxp Semiconductors |
|
Current |
| China Unicom Limited |
|
Current |
| I-Deo Asia, Ltd. |
Director |
Current |
| Nortel Networks Corporation |
Chief |
Former |
| Nortel Networks Corporation |
Vice President of Corporate Development |
Former |
| I-Deo Asia, Ltd. |
Senior Consultant |
Former |
| Nortel Networks Corporation |
Representative |
Former |
| Nortel Networks Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| University of Toronto |
M.A.Sc. |
Former |
Aged 63, was appointed in October 2008 as a Non-Executive Director. Mr. Alierta has been a member of the Board of Directors of Telefónica S.A. (listed on various stock exchanges including Madrid, New York and London) from January 1997 and has been Chairman of Telefónica S.A. since July 2000. Mr. Alierta is a member of the Board of Directors of Telecom Italia (listed on the stock exchange of Milan). He is also a member of the Columbia Business School Board of Overseers. Between 1970 and 1985, he was the General Manager of the Capital Markets division at Banco Urquijo in Madrid. He has been the founder and Chairman of Beta Capital. As from 1991, he has also acted as the Chairman of the Spanish Financial Analysts' Association. He has also been a member of the Board of Directors and the Standing Committee of the Madrid Stock Exchange. Between 1996 and 2000, he held the post of Chairman of Tabacalera, S.A., and subsequently Altadis following the company's merger with the French group Seita. Mr. Alierta served as a Non-Executive Director of China Netcom during the period from December 2007 to November 2008. In September 2005, Mr. Alierta received "The Global Spanish Entrepreneur" from the Spanish/US Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Alierta holds a degree in law from the University of Zaragoza and received a master's degree of business administration at the University of Columbia (New York) in 1970.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| China Unicom Limited |
Non-Executive Director |
Current |
Aged 60, was appointed in May 2004 as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company. Mr. Cheung is Chairman of Asia Television Limited. Besides, Mr. Cheung is an Independent Non-Executive director of Taikang Life Insurance Company Limited and a Non-Executive director of HKR International Limited (listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange). Mr. Cheung also serves as Chairman of the University of Hong Kong School of Professional and Continuing Education, President of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (Hong Kong Region) and Adjunct Professor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Before this, Mr. Cheung was Deputy Chairman of PCCW Limited. Prior to the merger of Pacific Century Cyberworks Limited and Cable & Wireless HKT Limited, or Hongkong Telecom, Mr. Cheung was the Chief Executive of Hongkong Telecom and an Executive Director of Cable & Wireless plc in the United Kingdom. Mr. Cheung also worked at Cathay Pacific Airways for 23 years, before departing as Deputy Managing Director. He was appointed an Official Justice of the Peace in 1990 and a Non-official Justice of the Peace in 1992. Mr. Cheung received a bachelor's degree in social science and a diploma in management studies from the University of Hong Kong. He is also an Honorary Fellow of the University of Hong Kong and of The Chartered Institute of Marketing in the United Kingdom.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| China Unicom Limited |
Independent Non-Executive Director |
Current |
Ms. Hongxia (Sha) Wang is Vice President of Opus8. She supports the Company's investment activities in China and North America. Her varied set of responsibilities includes Chinese market entry, technology assessment, market research, deal sourcing and tracking, investment analysis, due diligence and investment performance monitoring. Prior to joining Opus8, Ms. Wang worked as a Graduate Research Assistant in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maryland and as a Technology Commercialization Associate for the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. While at Smith, she organized the first foreign business plan competition in Beijing, China. The event made headlines on CCTV and was reported by more than 20 newspapers, websites and magazines, such as Sina.com, China Youth Daily, Shanghai Daily, etc. She has served as a graduate senator on the Student Affairs Committee of the University Senate. She started her career as a Wireless Network Engineer for China Unicom, one of the largest telecommunications companies in China. Ms. Wang expects to complete her Ph.D. degree in Computer Engineering at the University of Maryland by the Spring of 2007. She has published several papers in journals and has presented papers on prestigious conferences throughout the world in the field of electrical engineering. She holds an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Temple University, and a B.S. in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Xidian University in Xi'an, China.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| OPUS8 Inc |
Vice President |
Current |
| China Unicom Limited |
Network Engineer |
Current |
| Robert H. Smith School of Business |
Associate |
Former |
| University of Maryland |
Ph.D. Degree In Computer Engineering |
Former |
| Temple University |
M.S. In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
Aged 51, was appointed as Senior Vice President of the Company in February 2009. Mr. Jiang is a senior engineer of professor level. He received a bachelors' degree of Radio engineering from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications in 1982, a master's degree of business administration from Jilin University in 2001, and the PhD in political economy from Jilin University in 2006. Mr. Jiang served as Deputy Director of Bureau of Telecommunications Administration in Changchun of Jilin Province from February 1998 to July 1999. He was the Deputy General Manager of Jilin Mobile Communication Company from July 1999 to March 2004. He served as the Deputy General Manager of South Communication Co. Limited of Netcom Group from March 2004 to June 2004, and he was the General Manager of Zhejiang Branch of Netcom Group from June 2004 to September 2007. He has served as Deputy General Manager of Netcom Group since September 2007. Mr. Jiang is a Vice President of Unicom Group, Director and Senior Vice President of CUCL, as well as Chairman of Zhong Rong Information Service Limited Corporation. Mr. Jiang has worked in the telecommunications industry for a long period of time and has extensive management experience.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| China Unicom Limited |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Tsinghua University |
Director, Global Leadership Program |
Current |
| Tiedemann Trust Company |
Professor and Director of the Global Leadership Program at Tsinghua University In Beijing |
Current |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
Prof |
Current |
| China Unicom Limited |
Independent Non-Executive Director |
Current |
| Tsinghua University |
Professor |
Current |
| The Priority Trust |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Pacific Century |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Industrial & Commercial Bank of China |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Intel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| News Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ford Motor Company |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
co-Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
Partner |
Former |
| Yale School of Management |
Masters Degree |
Former |
| The Oxford University School |
Bachelors & Masters Degrees |
Former |
| Harvard College |
Bachelors Degree |
Former |
Aged 57, was appointed in January 2009 as a Non-Executive Director of the Company. Mr. Jung holds a master's degree of business administration from New York University, USA. From December 1976 to April 1978, he served as a Certified Public Accountant in Korea. From May 1978 to March 1993, he served first as a Deputy Director and later as a Director of the Ministry of Energy and Resources of Korea. From March 1993 to May 1994, he served as a Director of the European Trade Department of the Korean Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Mr. Jung joined the Corporate Planning Office of the SK Group in July 1994. He was credited with the successful implementation of the OK Cashbag business while serving as the head of the Customer Business Development Division of SK Energy Co., Ltd. (previously known as SK Corporation and Yukong Ltd.). Mr. Jung led the Mobile Internet Business Division of SK Telecom Co., Ltd. ("SK Telecom", listed on the Korea Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange) as Vice President for two years starting from December 2000. Mr. Jung served as the CEO of SK Networks Co., Ltd. since September 2003, during which he successfully guided the company to its present position within a short period of time. In January 2009, Mr. Jung rejoined SK Telecom as President and CEO.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| China Unicom Limited |
Non-Executive Director |
Current |
| SK Networks Co., Ltd. |
Chairman & CEO |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited |
CFO |
Current |
| China Unicom Limited |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited |
Controller |
Former |
| Australian National University |
master's degree in management |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| China Unicom Limited |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited |
Executive Director |
Current |
| China Unicom Limited |
Independent Non-Executive Director |
Current |
| China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Chinese University of Hong Kong |
master's |
Former |
| University of Hong Kong |
B.S. degree |
Former |
| Kowloon Canton Railway Corp |
member |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| China Unicom Limited |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Fudan University |
master's degree in information and communication management jointly sponsored by the Management School of Fudan University |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| China Unicom Limited |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| China Unicom Limited |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Aged 55, was appointed as Senior Vice President of the Company in February 2009. Ms. Li graduated from the Xiangtan University with a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering in 1982 and received a master's degree in business administration from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2006. Ms. Li held various senior positions in China United Telecommunications Corporation, including serving as a director and chairperson of the Labour Union. Ms. Li also served as the Chairperson of the Board of Supervisors of A Shares Company and Executive Director of the Company. Ms. Li served as Senior Management in Netcom Group since July 2007. She has also served as Executive Director of China Netcom since July 2007. Ms. Li holds a senior managerial position in Unicom Group, as well as Director and Senior Vice President of CUCL. Ms. Li held leading positions in various enterprises, local governments and state ministries and committeesfor long period of time, and she has extensive working and management experiences in government, authorities and enterprises.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| China Unicom Limited |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| China Unicom Limited |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Aged 51, was appointed in January 2006 as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company. Mr. Wong is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Lenovo Group Limited (listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange). He is an Independent Non-Executive Director of I.T Limited (listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange). Besides, Mr. Wong is Non-Executive Director of Linmark Group and Kingsoft Corporation Limited (both listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange). Prior to his current executive position at Lenovo Group Limited, Mr. Wong was an Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Roly International Holdings Ltd and an Executive Director of Linmark Group. Mr. Wong was previously an investment banker with over 15 years of experience in investment banking business in Greater China and was a member of Listing Committee of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Mr. Wong is a chartered accountant and holds a bachelor's degree (with Honors) in management science from the Victoria University of Manchester in the United Kingdom
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| China Unicom Limited |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Aged 79, was appointed in April 2000 as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company. Mr. Wu is a senior researcher at the Development Research Center of the State Council ("DRC"), and a professor at the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and China Europe International Business School. Mr. Wu graduated from Fudan University and received honorary doctoral degrees in Social Science from the Hong Kong Baptist University and the University of Hong Kong in 2000 and 2005, respectively. Mr. Wu was previously an Executive Director of the DRC and Deputy Director of the Programming Office for Economic Reform of the State Council. Mr. Wu has been a visiting scholar at Yale University, a visiting professor at the Asia-Pacific Research Center of Stanford University and a visiting researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| China Unicom Limited |
Board of Directors |
Current |
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