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EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Mr. Wang Jianzhou

Age 60, Executive Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, joined the Board of Directors of the Company in November 2004. Mr. Wang is in charge of the overall management of the Company. He is also the President of China Mobile Communications Corporation (the ultimate controlling shareholder of the Company), and Chairman of China Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.. He formerly served as Deputy Director General and Director General of the Posts and Telecommunications Bureau of Hangzhou, Deputy Director General of the Posts and Telecommunications Administration of Zhejiang, Director General of the Department of Planning and Construction of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Director General of the Department of General Planning of the Ministry of Information Industry ("MII"), Director, Executive Vice President, President and Chairman of China United Telecommunications Corporation, Executive Director, President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of China Unicom Limited, and Chairman and President of China United Telecommunications Corporation Limited. Mr. Wang graduated in 1985 from Department of Management Engineering of Zhejiang University with a Master's Degree in Engineering, and holds a doctoral degree in business administration from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Mr. Wang is a professor-level senior engineer with extensive knowledge and 31 years of experience in the telecommunications industry.

Mr. Li Yue

Age 50, Executive Director and Vice President of the Company, joined the Board of Directors of the Company in March 2003. Mr. Li assists the Chief Executive Officer in relation to the matters of network, planning and design institute of the Company. He has also held the post of Vice President of China Mobile Communications Corporation (the ultimate controlling shareholder of the Company) since April 2000. Mr. Li is also a director of China Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.. He previously served as the Deputy Director General of the Tianjin Posts and Telecommunications Administration and the President of Tianjin Mobile Communications Company. Mr. Li graduated from Tianjin University with a Master's Degree in business administration, and holds a doctoral degree in business administration from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Mr. Li is a professor-level senior engineer with over 33 years of experience in the telecommunications industry.

Mr. Lu Xiangdong

Age 49, Executive Director and Vice President of the Company, joined the Board of Directors of the Company in March 2003. Mr. Lu assists the Chief Executive Officer principally with respect to marketing and data matters of the Company. He has also held the post of Vice President of China Mobile Communications Corporation (the ultimate controlling shareholder of the Company) since April 2000. Mr. Lu is also a director of China Mobile Communication Co., Ltd., Chairman of Aspire Holdings Limited and Union Mobile Pay Limited and a director of Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Ltd.. He previously served as the Director General of the Fujian Wireless Telecommunications Administration and the Deputy Director General of the Mobile Telecommunications Administration of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. Mr. Lu graduated from the Academy of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications with a Master's Degree in wireless telecommunication, and holds a doctoral degree in economics from Peking University. Mr. Lu is a professor-level senior engineer with nearly 27 years of experience in the telecommunications industry.

Mr. Xue Taohai

Age 53, Executive Director, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, joined the Board of Directors of the Company in July 2002. Mr. Xue assists the Chief Executive Officer in relation to the management of corporate finance and internal audit of the Company. He is also a Vice President of China Mobile Communications Corporation (the ultimate controlling shareholder of the Company) and a director of China Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.. Mr. Xue previously served as the Deputy Director General of the Finance Department of the former Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Deputy Director General of the Department of Financial Adjustment and Clearance of the MII and Deputy Director General of the former Directorate General of Telecommunications. He graduated from Henan University and received an EMBA degree from Peking University. Mr. Xue is a senior accountant with over 29 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and financial management.

Madam Huang Wenlin

Age 54, Executive Director and Vice President of the Company, joined the Board of Directors of the Company in September 2007. Madam Huang assists the Chief Executive Officer in relation to the corporate affairs and human resources matters of the Company. She is also a Vice President of China Mobile Communications Corporation (the ultimate controlling shareholder of the Company), and a director of China Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.. Madam Huang previously served as Director of Domestic Communications Division and Director of Communications Organization Division of the Directorate General of Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Vice President of China Telecommunications Corporation, Executive Director and Executive Vice President of China Telecom Corporation Limited. Madam Huang graduated in 1984 from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications with a major in management engineering and received an EMBA degree from Peking University. Madam Huang is a senior economist with 33 years of operational and managerial experience in the telecommunications industry.

Mr. Sha Yuejia

Age 51, Executive Director and Vice President of the Company, joined the Board of Directors of the Company in March 2006. Mr. Sha assists the Chief Executive Officer in relation to business support, technology and R&D of the Company. He is also a Vice President of China Mobile Communications Corporation (the ultimate controlling shareholder of the Company) and a director of China Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.. He previously served as Director of the Engineering Construction Department IV Division of Beijing Telecommunications Administration, President of Beijing Telecommunications Planning Design Institute, Deputy Director General of Beijing Telecommunications Administration, Vice President of Beijing Mobile Communications Company, Director and Vice President, Chairman and President of Beijing Mobile. Mr. Sha graduated from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, and received a Master's Degree from the Academy of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and a doctoral degree in business administration from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is a professor-level senior engineer with over 26 years of experience in the telecommunications industry.

Mr. Liu Aili

Age 45, Executive Director and Vice President of the Company, joined the Board of Directors of the Company in March 2006. Mr. Liu assists the Chief Executive Officer in relation to business expansion, industrial management and management information systems of the Company. He is also a Vice President of China Mobile Communications Corporation (the ultimate controlling shareholder of the Company), a director of China Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. and China Communications Services Corporation Limited, and Chairman of CMPak Limited. He previously served as Deputy Director General of Shandong Mobile Telecommunications Administration, Director General of Shandong Mobile Telecommunications Administration and General Manager of Shandong Mobile Communications Enterprises, Vice President of Shandong Mobile Communications Company, Director- General of Network Department of China Mobile Communications Corporation, Chairman and President of Shandong Mobile and Zhejiang Mobile. Mr. Liu graduated from Heilongjiang Posts and Telecommunications School with an associate degree and completed a post-graduate program in economics at Shandong University. Mr. Liu also received a Master of Management degree from Norwegian School of Management BI and a doctoral degree in business administration from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is a professor-level senior engineer with over 26 years of experience in the telecommunications industry.

Madam Xin Fanfei

Age 52, Executive Director and Vice President of the Company, joined the Board of Directors of the Company in January 2006. Madam Xin assists the Chief Executive Officer in relation to the general administration and investor and media relations of the Company. She previously served as Deputy Director of the Foreign Affairs Division, Deputy Director of the Planning Division and Chief of the Planning Office, Director of the Planning Division, Director of the Department of Planning and Construction of Tianjin Posts and Telecommunications Administration, Vice President of Tianjin Mobile Communications Company, Director and Vice President of Tianjin Mobile, Chairwoman and President of Heilongjiang Mobile, and Chairwoman of former China Mobile Peoples Telephone Company Limited. Madam Xin graduated from Xidian University, and received an EMBA degree from Peking University. She is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in business administration from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Madam Xin is a professor-level senior engineer with many years of experience in the telecommunications industry.

Mr. Xu Long

Age 52, Executive Director of the Company, joined the Board of Directors of the Company in August 1999. Mr. Xu is the Chairman and President of Guangdong Mobile, responsible for the Company's mobile telecommunications operations in Guangdong. He previously served as the Deputy Director of the Shaoxing Posts and Telecommunications Bureau, President of Zhejiang Nantian Posts and Telecommunications Group Company, Director of the General Office and Deputy Director General of the Posts and Telecommunications Administration in Zhejiang, and Chairman and President of Zhejiang Mobile. He graduated from Zhejiang Radio and Television University in 1985, and holds a doctoral degree in business administration from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Mr. Xu is a senior economist with 31 years of experience in the telecommunications industry.

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Mr. Nicholas Jonathan READ

Age 44, Non-Executive Director of the Company, joined the Board of Directors of the Company in March 2009. Mr. Read is currently Vodafone's Regional Chief Executive Officer for Asia Pacific and Middle East Region. He is also a director of Vodafone Essar Limited, Vodafone Essar Towers Limited, Vodafone Egypt Communications Limited, Vodafone Australia Limited, Vodafone Qatar Limited and JIL BV. Prior to his appointment as Vodafone's Regional Chief Executive Officer for Asia Pacific and Middle East Region, Mr. Read was the Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone UK. Mr. Read joined Vodafone UK in 2002 as Chief Financial Officer, and in 2003 was appointed the Chief Commercial Officer of Vodafone UK. Prior to joining Vodafone, Mr. Read had been the Chief Financial Officer of Miller Freeman Worldwide and the Chief Financial Officer for the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) Region of Federal Express. Mr. Read graduated in 1986 from the Manchester Metropolitan University with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Accountancy and Finance. Mr. Read is a Fellow Chartered Management Accountant. His other directorships held in the last three years in listed public companies include Emtel Europe Plc and Mobile Telecom Plc..

INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Dr. Lo Ka Shui

Age 62, Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company, was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company in April 2001. He was appointed Chairman of Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee of the Company. Dr. Lo is the Chairman and Managing Director of Great Eagle Holdings Limited, the Non-executive Chairman of Eagle Asset Management (CP) Limited (Manager of the publicly listed Champion Real Estate Investment Trust). He is also a Non-executive director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and an Independent Non-executive Director of Shanghai Industrial Holdings Limited, Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Limited, Winsor Properties Holdings Limited, Melco International Development Limited and City-e-Solutions Limited. Dr. Lo is a Vice President of the Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong, a Trustee of the Hong Kong Centre for Economic Research and a Board Member of the Hong Kong Airport Authority. Dr. Lo graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor of Science Degree and from Cornell University with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) Degree. He was certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology. He has more than 29 years of experience in property and hotel development and investment both in Hong Kong and overseas.

Mr. Frank WONG Kwong Shing

Age 61, Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company, joined the Board of Directors of the Company in August 2002. Mr. Wong is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of the following companies: Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited, China; PSA International Pte Ltd, Singapore; National Healthcare Group Pte Ltd, Ministry of Health of the Singapore Government; and Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd, Singapore. He previously served as Vice Chairman of DBS Bank, a member of the DBS Bank and DBS Group Holdings boards, and Chairman of DBS Bank (Hong Kong). He held a series of progressively senior positions with regional responsibility at Citibank, JP Morgan and NatWest from 1967 to 1999. Mr. Wong also served in various positions with Hong Kong's government bodies including the Chairman of the Hong Kong Futures Exchange. Mr. Wong has many years of finance and commercial management experience and has since January 2009, assumed the role of Chairman, Galleon Asia Pte Ltd, an Asian subsidiary of Galleon Group, NY.

Dr. Moses CHENG Mo Chi

Age 59, Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company, joined the Board of Directors of the Company in March 2003. Dr. Cheng is a practising solicitor and the senior partner of Messrs. P.C. Woo & Co. Dr. Cheng was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong between 1991 and 1995. He is the Founder Chairman of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors of which he is now the Honorary President and Chairman Emeritus. His other directorships held in listed public companies in the last three years include ARA Asset Management Limited, City Telecom (HK) Limited, Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited, China COSCO Holdings Company Limited, China Resources Enterprise, Limited, Guangdong Investment Limited, Kader Holdings Company Limited, Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited (formerly known as K. Wah Construction Materials Limited), Liu Chong Hing Investment Limited, Shui On Construction and Materials Limited, Tian An China Investments Company Limited, Towngas China Company Limited and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited.