People: Spreadtrum Communications Inc (SPRD.O)

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17 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Leo Li

54 2010 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer

Xiaoning Gao

42 2010 Chief Financial Officer

Brian Chen

37 2009 Vice President - Operations

Qiang Cao

50 2008 Vice President - Products

Scott Sandell

48 2010 Lead Independent Director

Datong Chen

57 2008 Independent Director

Hao Chen

46 2007 Independent Director

Zhongrui Xia

62 2009 Independent Director

Carol Yu

50 2006 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Leo Li

Dr. Leo Li is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Spreadtrum Communications Inc. He is a director since August 2009 and the Chairman of Board since August 2010, has served as President since October 2008 and Chief Executive Officer since February 2009. Dr. Li has more than 21 years of experience in the wireless communications industry. Before joining the company, Dr. Li served as Chief Executive Officer of Magicomm Technology Inc., a cell phone product development company from 2005 to 2007. He was Senior Business Development Director at Broadcom responsible for baseband business from 2002 to 2005. From 1998 to 2002, Dr. Li served as General Manager of Mobile Phone Product and Vice President of Mobilink Telecom Inc., a GSM baseband start-up company that was sold to Broadcom in 2002. Prior to 1998, Dr. Li held various senior engineering and program management positions at Rockwell Semiconductors and Ericsson. Dr. Li holds 10 patents in wireless communication systems, RF IC system and circuit designs, and RFID applications. Dr. Li received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, China; a master of science degree from the Institute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, China; a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, USA; and a master of business administration degree from the National University in La Jolla, California, USA.

Xiaoning Gao

Ms. Xiaoning Gao is Chief Financial Officer of Spreadtrum Communications Inc. Prior to assuming this position in March 2010, she had served as Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller since 2009. Ms. Gao has been with the company since inception in 2001. Before joining the company, Ms. Gao held management roles in various CPA firms in the USA. She is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of California. Ms. Gao received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Economics from Harbin Institute of Technology in China and a Master Degree in Accounting from the University of Toledo in the United States.

Brian Chen

Mr. Brian Chen is Vice President - Operations of Spreadtrum Communications Inc. In this role, he is responsible for operations activities including procurement, logistics, manufacturing, quality assurance, and information technology. Mr. Chen joined the company in January 2007 as Director of Operations and was appointed Senior Director of Operations in May 2008. Before joining the company, from 2002 to 2007 Mr. Chen worked at TSMC North America in positions including Member of Technical Staff, Technical Manager and Manager. Prior to joining TSMC North America, Mr. Chen served device engineering positions at Mosel Vitelic Corporation and Altera Corporation. Mr. Chen holds a bachelor’s of science degree in materials science & engineering from National Tsinghua University and a master’s of science degree in materials science & engineering from Stanford University.

Qiang Cao

Dr. Qiang Cao is Vice President - Products of Spreadtrum Communications Inc. He has served as Vice President of Products since January 2008 and previously served as Vice President of Marketing from December 2006 until January 2008. From September 2004 until December 2006, Dr. Cao served as Vice President of Marketing of the Mobility Division of ZTE Corporation. From March 1997 until September 2004, Dr. Cao worked for Lucent Technologies (UK) and was awarded Distinguished Member of Technical Staff and appointed as Technical Director for the China Market. Dr. Cao holds a bachelor’s of science degree and a master’s of science degree in communications engineering from Beijing Polytechnic University and a Ph.D. degree in communications engineering from the Imperial College, University of London.

Scott Sandell

Mr. Scott D. Sandell is Lead Independent Director of Spreadtrum Communications Inc. He joined NEA in 1996 and became a General Partner in 2000. Mr. Sandell focuses on investments in information technology and alternative energy, and is responsible for NEA’s activities in China. His present board memberships include Bloom Energy, DreamFactory, Fusion-io, HelioVolt, Lianlian Pay, Playdom, SolFocus, Spreadtrum Communications, SugarCRM, Tableau Software, Telegent and Workday. Mr. Sandell has sponsored investments in 3ware (acquired by Applied Micro Circuits Corporation), Amplitude Software (acquired by Critical Path), Fineground Networks (acquired by Cisco), Neoteris (acquired by Juniper Networks) NetIQ, Salesforce.com and WebEx. Mr. Sandell started his career at the Boston Consulting Group and later joined C-ATS Software as the company’s first salesman. He founded and ran the European Subsidiary before attending Stanford Business School. During and after business school, Mr. Sandell was a Product Manager at Microsoft, where he worked on Windows 95. In addition to an MBA from Stanford, he holds an AB in Engineering Sciences from Dartmouth College.

Datong Chen

Dr. Datong Chen is Independent Director of Spreadtrum Communications Inc. He is one of founders, has been a director since April 2004. He served as Chief Technology Officer from April 2001 to January 2008. Dr. Chen has over 20 years of experience in the semiconductor industry and holds over 34 patents. Prior to co-founding company, Dr. Chen co-founded OmniVision Technologies, Inc. and served as Vice President of Technology from 1995 to 2000. Dr. Chen served as a post-doctoral researcher at both the University of Illinois and Stanford University. Dr. Chen holds a bachelor of science degree, master degree and Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Tsinghua University.

Hao Chen

Mr. Hao Chen is Independent Director of Spreadtrum Communications Inc. He has been a member of the investment committee of Legend Capital since 2001. He served as a General Manager and Vice President of Legend Advanced System Ltd. from 1992 to 2001. Mr. Chen has over 15 years of experience in the IT industry, specifically in business management and operations, and IT applications/services. He serves on the Boards of numerous portfolio companies, including Berkana (acquired by Qualcomm), Photonic Bridges (acquired by Siemens), AutoNavi, Crystal Media, Cub Digital, Eyang, Kaitone, Rock Mobile, and Worksoft. Mr. Chen holds a bachelor degree in computer science from Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

Zhongrui Xia

Mr. Zhongrui Xia is Independent Director of Spreadtrum Communications Inc. He has been President of Hua Hong International Inc. which focuses on international venture capital business since 2001. He also served as Chairman of Shanghai Xin Hong Investment Corporation with focus on venture capital investments in 2000. Mr. Xia was President of Shanghai Hua Hong Corporation in 1998 and Director of Information Office of Shanghai Municipal Government in 1995. Mr. Xia has more than 30 years experience in the IT industry. He earned both undergraduate and graduate degrees from Fudan University and holds an EMBA degree from Madonna University in the USA.

Carol Yu

Ms. Carol Yu is Independent Director of Spreadtrum Communications Inc. Since March 2004, Ms. Yu has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Sohu.com Inc. Ms. Yu has previously served as Senior Vice-President Investment Banking of Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation, and has also worked with Arthur Andersen Hong Kong and Beijing for ten years and was a partner of the Audit Division, holding the position of General Manager of Arthur Andersen-Hua Qiang, the joint venture accounting firm formed between Arthur Andersen and the Ministry of Finance in China.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Leo Li

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Xiaoning Gao

--

Brian Chen

--

Qiang Cao

--

Scott Sandell

--

Datong Chen

--

Hao Chen

--

Zhongrui Xia

--

Carol Yu

--
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