Honorary Chairman

Wang Xiaochu

Board of Directors

Li Ping	Executive Director (Chairman)
Zheng Qibao	Executive Director (President)
Yuan Jianxing	Executive Director (Executive Vice President)
Hou Rui	Executive Director (Executive Vice President & CFO)
Liu Aili	Non-executive Director
Zhang Junan	Non-executive Director
Wang Jun	Independent Non-executive Director
Chan Mo Po, Paul	Independent Non-executive Director
Zhao Chunjun	Independent Non-executive Director
Wu Shangzhi	Independent Non-executive Director
Hao Weimin	Independent Non-executive Director

Board Committees

Audit Committee

Chan Mo Po, Paul	Chairman of Committee
Wu Shangzhi	Member of Committee
Hao Weimin	Member of Committee

Remuneration Committee

Wu Shangzhi	Chairman of Committee
Chan Mo Po, Paul	Member of Committee
Zhao Chunjun	Member of Committee

Nomination Committee

Zhao Chunjun	Chairman of Committee
Wang Jun	Member of Committee
Hao Weimin	Member of Committee

Non-competition Undertaking Review Committee

Hao Weimin	Chairman of Committee
Chan Mo Po, Paul	Member of Committee
Zhao Chunjun	Member of Committee

Right of First Refusal and Priority Right Committee

Wu Shangzhi	Chairman of Committee
Zhao Chunjun	Member of Committee
Hao Weimin	Member of Committee

Supervisory Committee

Xia Jianghua	Chairperson
Hai Liancheng	Independent Supervisor
Yan Dong	Staff Representative Supervisor

Senior Management

Li Ping	Chairman
Zheng Qibao	President
Yuan Jianxing	Executive Vice President
Wang Qi	Executive Vice President
Hou Rui	Executive Vice President & CFO
Liu Xiaoyi	Executive Vice President
Liang Shiping	Executive Vice President

Legal Representative

Li Ping	Chairman

Company Secretary

Chung Wai Cheung, Terence	Company Secretary, Assistant CFO & Qualified Accountant

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Mr. WANG Xiaochu (王晓初) age 53, is the Honorary Chairman of our Company. Mr. Wang is also President of China Telecommunications Corporation, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of China Telecom Corporation Limited. Until 8 April 2008, Mr. Wang was the Chairman and non-executive director of the Company. (Note: Honorary Chairman is not member of the Board and does not have any power or right to vote on any matters considered by the Board.)

Mr. LI Ping (李平) age 57, is the Chairman of our Board of Directors and an Executive Director of our Company in charge of our overall management. Mr. Li is also a Vice President of China Telecommunications Corporation and Executive Vice President of China Telecom Corporation Limited. Prior to joining China Telecommunications Corporation in August 2000, Mr. Li served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of China Telecom (Hong Kong) International Limited, Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of China Mobile Limited and Deputy Director General of the Directorate General of Telecommunications (the "DGT") of the former Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (the "MPT") of the PRC. Mr. Li graduated from the Beijing Institute of Posts and Telecommunications in 1976 with a major in Radio Telecommunications. He also received an MBA degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo, U.S.A. in 1989. Mr. Li has extensive administrative experience in the management of listed companies and has 35 years of operational and managerial experience in the telecommunications industry in China.

Mr. Zheng Qibao (郑奇宝) age 53, is the President and an Executive Director of our Company, responsible for our daily operations and management. Mr Zheng is also a Managing Director of the Sideline Industrial Management Department of China Telecommunications Corporation. Mr. Zheng graduated from Shanghai Second Polytechnic University in 1986 and received a bachelor degree in mechanical engineering, received an EMBA degree from China Europe International Business School in 1998, and a doctoral degree in Political Economics from Fudan University in 2003. Mr. Zheng previously served as a Managing Director of Shanghai Telecom Corporation Limited and Dean of China Telecom Corporation Limited Shanghai Research Institute, Executive Vice Dean of China Telecom Corporation Limited Beijing Research Institute and the Managing Director of the Corporate Strategy Department of China Telecommunications Corporation. Prior to that, Mr. Zheng served as Deputy General Engineer of Shanghai Posts and Telecommunications Bureau, Dean of Shanghai Telecom Technology Research Institute and General Manager of Shanghai Telecom Long Distance Communication Division. Mr. Zheng has 33 years of operational and managerial experience in the telecommunications industry in China.

Mr. YUAN Jianxing (元建兴) age 56, is an Executive Vice President and Executive Director of our Company. Mr. Yuan is also the Deputy Managing Director of the Sideline Industrial Management Department of China Telecommunications Corporation and the Chairman of China Satcom Guomai Communications Co., Ltd. Until 30 December 2010, Mr. Yuan was the Chief Financial Officer of our Company. Prior to that, he served as the Deputy Director of Finance Department of Shanxi Provincial Post and Telecommunications Bureau, the General Manager of Shanxi Provincial Posts and Telecommunications Industrial Company, Director of Xinzhou Posts and Telecommunications Bureau in Shanxi Province, the General Manager of Taiyuan Branch of Shanxi Telecom Company Limited, Deputy General Manager of Shanxi Telecom Company Limited, Deputy Managing Director of the Sideline Industrial Management Department of China Telecommunications Corporation and Vice President and Chief Accountant of Hunan Telecom Company Limited. Mr. Yuan received an MBA degree from the Ukrainian-American Humanitarian Institute "Wisconsin International University (USA) Ukraine" in 2002. Mr. Yuan has over 33 years experience in the telecommunications industry.

Ms. HOU Rui (侯锐) age 41, is an Executive Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of our Company. Ms. Hou received a master degree in Management Engineering from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications in 1995 and a master degree in International Commercial Accounting from The University of New South Wales in 2002. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Hou was Deputy Managing Director of the Finance Department in China Telecommunications Corporation. Prior to that, Ms. Hou served as Divisional Director of General Finance Division and Budgeting Division of China Telecommunications Corporation's Finance Department and the director and the Chief Accountant of Guangxi Telecom Company. Ms. Hou has over 16 years experience in telecommunications industry and financial management.

Mr. LIU Aili (刘爱力) age 47, is a Non-Executive Director of our Company. Mr. Liu is an Executive Director and a Vice President of China Mobile Limited. He is also a Vice President of China Mobile Communications Corporation. Mr. Liu received a master of management degree and a doctoral degree in Business Administration. Mr. Liu 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 the Network Department of China Mobile Communications Corporation, Chairman and President of Shandong Mobile and Zhejiang Mobile. He is a professor-level senior engineer with over 28 years of management experience in the telecommunications industry.

Mr. ZHANG Junan (张钧安) age 54, is a Non-Executive Director of our Company. Mr. Zhang is a member of Party Leadership Group, Vice President of China United Network Communications Group Company Limited, a Senior Vice President of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited. Mr. Zhang graduated from the Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications majoring in carrier communication in 1982, received a master degree in Business Administration from the National Australian University in 2002 and received a Doctor of Business Administration from Hong Kong Polytechnic University in October 2008. Prior to joining China Unicom in December 2005, Mr. Zhang served as Deputy General Manager and General Manager of the Anhui Provincial Telecommunication Company, and Chairman and General Manager of Anhui Provincial Telecommunication Co., Ltd. Mr. Zhang had served as Director of Bengbu Municipal Posts and Telecommunications Bureau in Anhui Province and Deputy Director of Anhui Provincial Posts and Telecommunications Bureau. Mr. Zhang has long and extensive management experience in the telecommunications industry.

Mr. WANG Jun (王军) age 70, is an Independent Non-Executive Director of our Company. Mr. Wang graduated from the Harbin Engineering Institute in the PRC. Mr. Wang was the former Chairman of China International Trust and Investment Corporation ("CITIC"). After his retirement in July 2006, he became the Executive Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors of CITIC 21CN Company Limited and the Chairman and Executive Director of Goldbond Group Holdings Limited. Until 17 April 2008, Mr. Wang was a Non-Executive Director and Honorary Chairman of HKC (Holdings) Limited.

Mr. CHAN Mo Po, Paul (陈茂波) age 56, is an Independent Non-Executive Director of our Company. Mr. Chan is a member of the Legislative Council of HKSAR, representing the Accountancy Constituency, and Chairman of Legal Aid Services Council. He is the Co-Chairman of Crowe Horwath (HK) CPA Limited. He is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of publicly listed Kingmaker Footwear Holdings Limited, Hong Kong Economic Times Holdings Limited and The Wharf (Holdings) Limited. Until 1 January 2009, Mr. Chan was an Independent Non-Executive Director of China Resources Land Limited. Mr. Chan is a graduate of The Chinese University of Hong Kong where he obtained both his bachelor's and master's degrees in Business Administration. Mr. Chan is a Practising Certified Public Accountant in Hong Kong. He is a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants ("HKICPA"), the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants ("ACCA"), CPA Australia, the Society of Chinese Accountants and Auditors, the Taxation Institute of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Institute of Company Secretaries. Mr. Chan has over 30 years' experience in both professional and commercial fields and is a former president of the HKICPA and a former Chairman of the ACCA Hong Kong. In 2006, he was awarded a Medal of Honour by the Government of HKSAR and in 2007, he was appointed a Justice of the Peace. In 2008, he was appointed a member of Shanghai City's Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and advisor to the Accounting Standards Committee of the Ministry of Finance of PRC.

Mr. ZHAO Chunjun (赵纯均) age 70, is an Independent Non-Executive Director of our Company. Mr. Zhao is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Dongfang Electric Corporation Limited and an Independent Director of China United Network Communications Limited. He is the committee member of Degree Committee and the Academic Council of Tsinghua University. Until 11 May 2010, Mr. Zhao was the Chairman of the Supervisory Committee of Tongfang Co., Limited. Mr. Zhao graduated from Tsinghua University in the PRC. He was Dean of the School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University between June 2001 and October 2005, having previously served as Executive/First Vice Dean between January 1987 and June 2001.

Mr. WU Shangzhi (吴尚志) age 61, is an Independent Non-Executive Director of our Company. Mr. Wu is the Chairman of CDH China Holdings Management Company Limited ("CDH"). Prior to joining CDH, Mr. Wu was an investment officer and senior investment officer at the World Bank from 1984 to 1991 and he also was a senior investment officer of the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group from 1991 to 1993. From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Wu was an executive director of Beijing Copia Consulting Co. Ltd. Mr. Wu was a managing director of the Direct Investment Department of China International Capital Corporation (CICC) from 1995 to 2002 and member of the Management Committee of CICC from 2000 to 2002. Mr. Wu graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering and a M.S. in Management of Technology.

Mr. HAO Weimin (郝为民) age 76, is an Independent Non-Executive Director of our Company. Mr. Hao graduated from the PLA Zhangjiakou Institute of Communications Engineering, and the Beijing Institute of Posts and Telecommunications in 1953 and 1963 respectively. He is a professor-level senior engineer with over 60 years' experience in the telecommunications industry. Mr. Hao is the Vice Chairman of the China Association of Communications Enterprises and is also a standing committee member of the telecommunication technology committee and the radio frequency planning and consulting committee of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. From 1983 to 1986, Mr. Hao was sent to the United States as a visiting scholar to carry out telecommunications research on GTE Network Systems at Stanford University. Mr. Hao has been involved in management and research projects in the fields of management of technology, data communication, satellite communication, network planning and international communication since his return from the United States. Mr. Hao previously served as a Deputy Director-General and Chief Engineer of the DGT of the former MPT and a Vice Chairman and the General Manager of China Orient Telecomm Satellite Co., Limited prior to December 2003.

Ms. XIA Jianghua (夏江华) age 52, is Chairperson of the Supervisory Committee. Ms. Xia is Vice Director of Auditing Office and Division-Director of Construction Auditing Division of China Telecommunications Corporation. Ms. Xia is a senior auditor. Prior to joining China Telecommunications Corporation, she served as Vice-Divisional Director of the Auditing Bureau of MPT, Vice- Divisional Director (standing) of the Auditing Division of DGT. Ms. Xia has over 26 year management and auditing experience in the telecommunications industry.

Mr. HAI Liancheng (海连成) age 66, is an Independent Supervisor of our Company. Mr. Hai studied at the Civil Aviation College and Chinese Communist Party's (CPC) School, and obtained a college diploma. Mr. Hai has served as Vice-Divisional Director and Divisional Director of the Financial Division of the Financial Department of Civil Aviation Administration of China ("CAAC"), Vice-Director and Director of the Financial Department of CAAC, General Manager of China Aviation Oil Supply Corporation, and Vice General Manager of China Aviation Oil Holding Company. From September 2001 to February 2006, Mr. Hai served as Chairman of South China BlueSky Aviation Oil Co., Ltd and China Aviation Oil Corporation Ltd. Mr. Hai is the Director General of the CAAC Sub-association of the China Association of Chief Financial Officers and Chairman of the CAAC Training Centre for Accounting and Auditing. Mr. Hai is employed by PICC Property and Casualty Co. Ltd. as consultant since June 2007. Since October 2007, Mr. Hai is the Chairman of Zhong Peng Certified Public Accountants Ltd.

Mr. YAN Dong (闫栋) age 39, is an Employee Representative Supervisor of our Company. Mr. Yan is the Director of the Corporate Affairs Department of the Company. Prior to that, Mr. Yan was the Divisional Director of the Risk Management Department of the Company and the Deputy Director and Chief Financial Officer of China International Telecommunications Construction Corporation. Mr. Yan received an MBA from Shandong University in 2002. Prior to joining China Telecommunications Corporation in 2004, Mr. Yan served as a Project Manager in Shandong International Trust and Investment Corporation, Office Director, Manager of the Investment Department and Secretary of the Board of Directors of Shandong Luxin Investment Corporation and General Manager of Shandong Luxin Property Investment and Development Co., Ltd.

Mr. WANG Qi (王琪) age 55, is an Executive Vice President of our Company. Mr. Wang is also the Chairman of China International Telecommunications Construction Corporation, a subsidiary of the Company. Until November 2008, Mr. Wang was the Chief Executive Officer of Guangdong Communications Services Company Limited. Mr. Wang graduated from the Chinese Communist Party's (CPC) School of Guangdong in 1998. Mr. Wang had served as General Manager of Guangdong Post and Telecommunications Development Corporation, and Director of the Telecom Engineering Administration Centre of Guangdong Telecommunications Corporation. Mr. Wang was involved in a number of major communications network projects for Guangdong Telecom, and was awarded the Excellent Engineering Project Prize issued by the MPT. Mr. Wang has 37 years of management experience in the telecommunications industry in China.

Mr. LIU Xiaoyi (刘晓毅) age 43, is an Executive Vice President of our Company. Mr. Liu received a bachelor's degree in Communications Engineering from the Beijing Institute of Posts and Telecommunications in 1989, a master's degree in Communications Engineering from the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications in 1994, and an MBA degree from Tsinghua University in 2001. Mr. Liu joined China Telecommunications Corporation in October 2000 and served as a Director of the Data Business Division and as a Senior Manager of the International Division. From June 2002 to September 2006, Mr. Liu was Vice President of China Telecom (USA) Corporation. Mr. Liu has over 22 years' experience in the telecommunications industry.

Mr. LIANG Shiping (梁世平) age 41, is an Executive Vice President of our Company. Mr. Liang joined the Company in August 2008 as Director of the Marketing Department of the Company. Mr. Liang received a bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from the Computer Science Department of Jilin University in 1992 and master's degree in Computer Application from the Sixth Research Institute of the Ministry of Machinery and Electronics Industry in 1996. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Liang served at the Data Communication Bureau of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, the Multimedia Bureau of the Telecom Administration of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and the Technology Development Department of China Telecom Data Communication Bureau. From October 2000 to August 2008, Mr. Liang served as a Divisional Director of the Planning Division of the Data Communication Bureau and the Application Development Division of the Corporate Informatization Department. Mr. Liang has over 19 years' experience in telecommunications and IT industry.

Mr. CHUNG Wai Cheung, Terence (钟伟祥) age 37, has been our Company Secretary, Assistant Chief Financial Officer and Qualified Accountant since 16 October 2006. Mr. Chung graduated from Melbourne University, Australia, with a bachelor of commerce degree in 1996 and received a master's degree in Business Administration from the Australian Graduate School of Management in 2005. Mr. Chung is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the CPA Australia. Between March 2001 and October 2006, Mr. Chung worked as Finance Manager and Senior Finance Manager with China Mobile Limited and China Telecom Corporation Limited respectively. Mr. Chung has nearly 15 years of experience in auditing, financial management and company secretarial work with accounting firm and listed companies.

Last Updated: 28 April 2011