China's powerful women in IT
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Editor's note: The high-speed, cut-throat tech world may appear male-dominated; however, some of the most renowned and highly-paid positions are held by women. The following are some of China's most powerful women working in the technology sector. They are Sun Yafang, chairwoman of Huawei, Cher Wang, chairwoman of Taiwan's HTC Corporation, Peggy Yu, Dangdang's co-founder and chairwoman, Karen Guo, presient of Digital China and ex-vice president of AMD, Chen Xiaowei, general manager of CDC, ex-president of China.com and ex-president of The9.
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 Sun Yafang, chairwoman of Huawei
Ms Sun Yafang is chairman of Huawei, a position she has held since 1999. Ms Sun's leadership has taken Huawei from a small local enterprise to a global giant providing innovative technologies and tailored solutions and services to leading telecoms operators worldwide. She is credited as the key contributor to the establishment and development of Huawei's marketing and sales division and human resources leadership development. Ms Sun has spearheaded management reforms that have helped to transform Huawei into a multi-national corporation seen as a leading vendor in the telecoms industry. As Chairman, Ms Sun represents Huawei in the business community and communicates Huawei’s overseas development and corporate commitments with government officials and state dignitaries around the globe. She is also actively involved in a variety of corporate responsibility programmes as well as philanthropic activities. Ms Sun Yafang is an active member of the Broadband Commission for Digital Development. |
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