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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$2.9B
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Lenovo is an innovative, international technology company formed as a result of the acquisition by the Lenovo Group of the IBM Personal Computing Division. As a global leader in the PC market, we develop, manufacture and market cutting-edge, reliable, high-quality PC products and value-added professional services that provide customers around the world with smarter ways to be productive and competitive. We base our success on our customers achieving their goals: productivity in business and enhancement of personal life.
Chief Executive Officer
Yang YuanqingNumber of Employees 19,000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Computer Systems Design Services: 541512
Recent Events
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Lenovo buying back mobile phone business to pursue mobile Internet technology
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Comtex SmarTrendR Opening Bell Comments -- November 27, 2009
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China's Taobao to launch handset with Lenovo Mobile
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Qualcomm's New Gobi2000 Technology to Deliver 3G Connectivity in Lenovo ThinkPad Laptops
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Qualcomm's New Gobi2000 Technology to Deliver 3G Connectivity in Lenovo ThinkPad Laptops
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Super Cheap, Super Small Lenovo X100E Leaks
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Lenovo Introduces Secure Managed Client Solution 2.0
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China's Most Powerful People 2009 : Liu Chuanzhi
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Lenovo all-in-one ThinkCentre PC aims for business; starts $499
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Lenovo Launches All-in-One Business PC
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Lenovo Unveils ThinkCentre PC
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Lenovo Introduces Its First ThinkCentre All-in-One Desktop PC for Business
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Lenovo Introduces Its First ThinkCentre All-in-One Desktop PC for Business
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC -- MARKET WIRE -- Nov 02, 2009 -- Lenovo (HKSE: 0992)...
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Senior IBM official arrested in alleged insider trading case is out
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Mexico's factories rehire but recovery weak
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Lenovo Hopes Windows 7 to Catalyze Customers to Increase PC Spending.
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Live Webcast: Are your PCs ready for Windows 7?
BNET
- 2009-10-20
Many companies will begin migrating to Windows 7 in 2010. Yet some companies have slowed their PC refresh rate during the last year, leaving them with an older PC fleet. Intel and Lenovo experts will review the true costs of older PCs on the bottom line and why...
Google Gets HP, Lenovo Lined Up For Chrome
BNET
- 2009-07-09
If there was any doubt, as my colleague Erik Sherman expressed yesterday, that Google actually has any hardware partners lined up to use Chrome, its shiny forthcoming operating system, Google has put those doubts to rest. Partners so far include some of the biggest names in portable computing: ...
Lenovo buys Switchbox Labs startup
Strategy Eye
- 2009-01-30
PC-builder Lenovo has aquired secretive startup Switchbox Labs for an undisclosed sum. The co-founder of the Seattle-based company is former Windows marketing VP Michael Sievert, fuelling speculation about the tight-lipped company’s activities. So far Switchbox Labs has only indicated a focus on developing ?new consumer technologies?. ...
A New Cheap Netbook with Cool Features
BNET
- 2008-10-30
If you've been thinking about getting one of those ultra-portable, cheap netbooks you've heard so much about and we know many of you are considering it, there's a new one on the scene that may be just what you're looking for. The Lenovo IdeaPad S10 just got a...
Lenovo and LANDesk Expand Their Integrated Software Offerings with New Lenovo Management Console
- 2008-04-28
LAS VEGAS -- Lenovo and LANDesk today announced Lenovo will offer LANDesk technology as the core of the new Lenovo ThinkManagement Console. The new console provides centralized inventory and reporting of Lenovo client hardware assets and Lenovo's industry-leading ThinkVantage Technologies, as well as management of Intel vPro enabled devices. Integration...
MICROSOFT GAINS USD1.3BN ORDERS FROM LENOVO
- 2007-05-14
AsiaInfo Services 05-14-2007 Microsoft Gains USD1.3bn Orders from Lenovo BEIJING, May 14, 2007 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Lenovo Group, China's largest PC personal computer maker, announced on May 10 that it has entered into an agreement with U AsiaInfo Services...
IBM Global Technology Services to Deploy Lenovo Software on Non-Lenovo PCs; Lenovo Inks Deal with IBM for Use of Technologies with Managed PC Clients
- 2006-06-28
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Lenovo's hallmark software tools soon will be deployed on a wide variety of PCs - not just those manufactured by Lenovo - as part of a deal signed today with IBM Global Technology Services GTS. As part of the agreement, IBM GTS will expand its use of...
Tech companies' ties to China worry some
- 2006-04-03
SAN FRANCISCO -- The American tech industry's increasingly close relationship with China has more U.S. government officials worried -- and taking action. PC-maker Lenovo, which is partly owned by the Chinese government, is defending a new $13 million deal to sell 16,000 PCs and accessories to the U.S. State...
Corel Corporation Delivers Quality, Affordable Software on new Family of Lenovo Desktop and Notebook PCs.
- 2006-03-01
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Mar 1, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Addressing the increasing global demand for high-quality, low-cost computing, Corel Corporation today announced that Lenovo has selected Corel, a leading provider of office productivity, graphi OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Mar 1, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Addressing the...
Corel Corporation Delivers Quality, Affordable Software on New Family of Lenovo Desktop and Notebook PCs; Addresses Growing Demand for Complete PC Solutions for Value-Conscious Small Businesses and Consumers
- 2006-03-01
OTTAWA -- Addressing the increasing global demand for high-quality, low-cost computing, Corel Corporation today announced that Lenovo has selected Corel, a leading provider of office productivity, graphics and digital imaging software, to provide software for Lenovo 3000, Lenovo's just-announced series of desktop and notebook PCs. The new family of computers...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Yang Yuanqing | Chief Executive Officer |
| Murray Wright | President & General Manager, Canada |
| Deepak Advani | Chief Marketing Officer & Senior Vice President |
| Fran O'Sullivan | COO, Intl & Senior Vice President |
| George He | Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer |
| Mary Ma | CFO & Senior Vice President |
| Bill Matson | Senior Vice President, HR |
| Gerry Smith | Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain |
| Kenneth DiPietro | Senior Vice President, HR |
| Peter Hortensius | Senior Vice President, Product Development, Worldwide |
| Rory Read | Senior Vice President, Operations |
| Xiaoyan Wang | Senior Vice President |
| Craig Merrigan | Vice President, Global Consumer Marketing |
| Shaopeng Chen | Vice President |
| Zhijun Liu | Vice President, Mobile Business |
| Leon Xie | Director, Marketing |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Liu Chuanzhi | Chairman |
| Chia-Wei Woo | Board of Directors |
| Maochao Zeng | Board of Directors |
| Robert W. Moffat | Board Observer |
| Wai Ming Wong | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lenovo Group Limited | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Lenovo Group Limited | Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lenovo Group Limited | President & General Manager, Canada | Current |
| Ingram Micro Inc. | Vice President, Sales, Marketing | Former |
| Sharp Electronics Of Canada Ltd. | General Manager | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lenovo Group Limited | Chief Marketing Officer & Senior Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lenovo Group Limited | COO, Intl & Senior Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lenovo Group Limited | Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer | Current |
| StopBadware.org | Board of Advisors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lenovo Group Limited | CFO & Senior Vice President | Current |
| Lenovo Group Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Lenovo Group Limited | Senior Vice President, HR | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lenovo Group Limited | Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Lenovo Group Limited | Senior Vice President, HR | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Lenovo Group Limited | Senior Vice President, Product Development, Worldwide | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lenovo Group Limited | Senior Vice President, Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lenovo Group Limited | Senior Vice President | Current |
Craig Merrigan, Board Member is Vice President of Strategy, Design, and Market Intelligence, Lenovo. In this role, Craig has responsibility for strategic direction, branding, product design and visual identity, and market insight. Craig joined IBM in 1997, and held a range of marketing management positions in the Personal Computing business, a new venture called Home Director, Americas Marketing, and On Demand Business. Prior to IBM, Craig was Group Brand Manager with the Quaker Oaks Company. He holds degrees in Finance and Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame, and an MBA in Marketing from the University of Rochester in New York. Craig lives with his wife and three daughters in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Strategy Company | Vice President | Current |
| Lenovo Group Limited | Vice President, Global Consumer Marketing | Current |
| Kramden Institute | Board Member | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lenovo Group Limited | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Lenovo Group Limited | Vice President, Mobile Business | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Lenovo Group Limited | Director, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Legend Holdings Limited | President | Current |
| Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. | Senior Advisor | Current |
| Lenovo Group Limited | Chairman | Current |
| Lenovo Group Limited | President & Founder | Former |
| Lenovo Group Limited | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lenovo Group Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lenovo Group Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
Robert W. Moffat, Jr. is senior vice president and group executive, IBM Systems and Technology Group. Named to this position in July 2008, Mr. Moffat is responsible for all IBM hardware offerings as well as the microelectronics division, which translates IBM research and development into semiconductor solutions for IBM systems and OEM clients. In addition, the company’s integrated supply chain operations, which include global manufacturing, procurement and customer fulfillment, report to him. Mr. Moffat was senior vice president, Integrated Operations. In this cross-functional role created in July 2005, he led an initiative to transform and integrate the company’s supply chain and service delivery operations globally, leveraging new business process designs and advanced technology to achieve greater levels of efficiency while improving IBM's market responsiveness. Prior to that, Mr. Moffat was senior vice president and group executive of IBM's Personal and Printing Systems Group, where he was responsible for worldwide sales, development, manufacturing and marketing of Personal Computers, Printing Systems and Retail Store Solutions. Before that, he was vice president, finance and planning for the Enterprise Systems Group. Mr. Moffat has held a number of executive positions at IBM, including general manager of manufacturing, fulfillment and procurement initiatives for the PC business. He led the team that pioneered the Advanced Fulfillment Initiative, and channel collaboration initiatives, which were awarded the 1999 Franz Edelman Award, the highest recognition for achievement in operational research and management sciences, and supply chain management. His other positions at IBM, since joining in 1978, included assistant general manager, finance, planning, and business support for the IBM PC Company in Europe, and vice president of finance and planning. Mr. Moffat is a member of the IBM Performance Team and the IBM Corporate Operations Team. He serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for The Manufacturing Institute, an educational and research affiliate of the National Association of Manufacturers. He is also a non-voting observer on the Board of Directors of Lenovo Group Limited. Mr. Moffat is a graduate of Union College in Schenectady, New York, with a B.S. degree in Economics. He also holds an MBA in Management Information Systems from Iona College in New Rochelle, New York.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Business Machines Corporation | Senior Vice President & Group Executive, Systems and Technology Group | Current |
| Lenovo Group Limited | Board Observer | Current |
| International Business Machines Corporation | Senior Vice President, Integrated Operations | Former |
| International Business Machines Corporation | Assistant General Manager, Finance, Planning and Business Support | Former |
| International Business Machines Corporation | Senior Vice President, Supply Chain & Systems and Technology Group | Former |
| Iona College | MBA, Management Information Systems | Former |
| Union College | B.S., Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lenovo Group Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
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Lenovo Offers Portfolio of PCs Meeting Energy Star 5.0 Specification
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Lenovo Introduces the ThinkPad T400s Laptop
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Lenovo boosted pay despite big loss
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Lenovo launches thinner, lighter ThinkPad
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