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China Mobile Limited
Annual Report 2012
Biographies of Directors and Senior Management
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Executive Directors
Mr. XI Guohua
Age 61, Executive Director and Chairman of the Company, joined the Board of Directors of the
Company (the “Board”) in July 2011, in charge of the overall management of the Company. Mr.
Xi is also the Secretary of the CPC Committee and Chairman of China Mobile Communications
Corporation (“CMCC”), and Chairman of China Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. (“CMC”). Mr. Xi
formerly served as Deputy Director General of the Telegraph Bureau, Deputy Director of the
Telecommunications Division, Deputy Director General and Director General of the Long-Distance
Telecommunications Bureau and Deputy Chief Engineer and Deputy Director General of the
Posts and Telecommunications Administration of Shanghai. Mr. Xi also served as Deputy Director
General of the Directorate General of Telecommunications of the former Ministry of Posts and
Telecommunications, Chairman and Executive Vice President of Shanghai Bell Company Limited,
Vice Minister of the Ministry of Information Industry (“MII”), President of China Network
Communications Group Corporation, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information
Technology, Vice Chairman of CMCC, CMC and the Company. Mr. Xi has not held any other
directorships in any listed public companies in the last three years. Mr. Xi graduated from the
Department of Electrical Engineering of Hefei University of Technology in 1977, and received a
Master of Management degree in economics and management from Shanghai Jiaotong
University and a Doctor of Management degree from the School of Economics and Management
of Tongji University. Mr. Xi is a professor-level senior engineer and has extensive experience in
telecommunications management, operations and technology.
Mr. LI Yue
Age 53, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, joined the Board of
Directors of the Company in March 2003. He is in charge of the operation and management of
the Company. He is also the President and Director of CMCC and CMC. Mr. Li started his career
in 1976 and previously served as Deputy Director General and Chief Engineer of Tianjin Long-
Distance Telecommunications Bureau, Deputy Director General of Tianjin Posts and
Telecommunications Administration, President of Tianjin Mobile Communications Company,
Deputy Head of the preparatory team and Vice President of CMCC, Chairman of Aspire, non-
executive director of Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Limited and Chairman of Union Mobile
Pay Limited. Mr. Li holds a Bachelor’s Degree in telephone exchange from the Correspondence
College of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, a Master’s Degree in business
administration from Tianjin University and a doctoral degree in business administration from Hong
Kong Polytechnic University. He is a professor-level senior engineer and had won many national,
provincial and ministerial level scientific and technological progress awards. Mr. Li has been
engaging in telecommunication network operations and maintenance, planning and construction,
operational management, development strategies and has many years of experience in the
telecommunications industry.