Yang Yuanqing
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Yang Yuanqing is the current chief executive officer
of Lenovo.
, Anhui
.
He received his undergraduate degree in computer science from Shanghai Jiaotong University and graduated with a masters
from University of Science and Technology of China
in 1988.
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of Lenovo.
Lenovo
In 1989, Yang joined Legend, as Lenovo was then known, as a salesman. Since then, Yang has moved up the ranks quickly. A mere 12 years later, at the age of 37, he moved to the top as president and CEO. Yang Yuanqing was chairman of Lenovo's board from 2004 to 2008. In February 2009,Yang re-assumed the position of CEO at Lenovo. One of his major achievements has been making Lenovo the best-selling PC brand in China since 1997. In 2001, Business Week named him as one of the rising stars in Asia.Early life and career
Born on November 12, 1964 to parents who are both educated surgeons, Yang Yuanqing grew up poor in HefeiHefei
Hefei is the capital and largest city of Anhui Province in Eastern China. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, and cultural centre of Anhui...
, Anhui
Anhui
Anhui is a province in the People's Republic of China. Located in eastern China across the basins of the Yangtze River and the Huai River, it borders Jiangsu to the east, Zhejiang to the southeast, Jiangxi to the south, Hubei to the southwest, Henan to the northwest, and Shandong for a tiny...
.
He received his undergraduate degree in computer science from Shanghai Jiaotong University and graduated with a masters
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
from University of Science and Technology of China
University of Science and Technology of China
The University of Science and Technology of China is a national research university in Hefei, People's Republic of China. It is a member of the C9 League formed by nine top universities in China...
in 1988.