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Yang Yuanqing, Chairman of the Board, Lenovo Group Ltd., USA

Prior to assuming his current position, Yang Yuanqing was the president and CEO of Lenovo. Yang joined Lenovo in 1989 and became CEO in 2001. Under his leadership, Lenovo has been China's best-selling PC brand since 1997. In 1999, Lenovo ranked first in PC sales in Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) and has maintained this position ever since. Mr. Yang has been named by BusinessWeek magazine one of the “Stars of Asia,“ and has been selected by the Chinese media as one of China's “Ten Star Entrepreneurs“ and “Ten Most Valuable Managers.“ He was also named “Man of the Year“ by CCTV in 2004. He holds a master's degree from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Science and Technology of China. Yang is also a member of the National Youth Association Committee, director of China's Entrepreneurs' Association, guest professor at the University of Science and Technology of China, and a member of the New York Stock Exchange's International Advisory Committee.