People: Utstarcom Inc (UTSI.O)

UTSI.O on Nasdaq

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22 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Xiaoping Li

47 2012 Chairman of the Board

William Wong

52 2012 Chief Executive Officer, Director

Tianruo Pu

44 2012 Chief Financial Officer, Director

Hong Liang Lu

57 2009 Director

Baichuan Du

64 2010 Independent Director

Sean Shao

54 2012 Independent Director

Linzhen Xie

70 2010 Independent Director

Jing Ou-Yang

Investor Relations Officer

Biographies

Name Description

Xiaoping Li

Mr. Xiaoping Li has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of UTStarcom Inc., effective August 31, 2012. He served as Lead Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Li began working to establish Beijing E-Town International Investment and Development Co., Ltd. ("BEIID") in October 2008 and since February 2009 when BEIID was formed, Mr. Li has served as its Executive Deputy General Manager and as a member of its Board of Directors. Mr. Li served as Manager of Beijing Economic-Technological Investment & Development Co., Ltd., an investment company established by the Beijing Municipality, from October 2006 to October 2008. Mr. Li was an Advisor to Ministry of Finance on international finance organization projects from July 2004 to October 2006. Mr. Li was a senior researcher in environmental economics at Chinese Academy of Forestry from August 2001 to July 2004. Mr. Li holds a bachelor's degree in forestry, a master's degree in forest economics and has completed all the course requirements to be awarded a doctorate degree in economy and management from Beijing Forestry University. Mr. Li is the designee of BEIID which will have the right to designate one member of the Board of Directors.

William Wong

Mr. William Wong serves as Chief Executive Officer, Director of UTStarcom Inc. He has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective August 31, 2012. Mr. Wong brings more than 25 years of technology sector experience and has served in many executive positions, including as Chief Executive Officer of Borqs International, which produces software platforms for mobile operators and chip manufacturers. He also served on UTStarcom's Board from September 2010 until December 2011. Mr. Wong earned a bachelor degree in electrical engineering from Northwestern University and master degrees in electrical engineering and business administration from the University of California, Berkeley.

Tianruo Pu

Mr. Tianruo Pu serves as Chief Financial Officer, Director of UTStarcom Inc. He has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective 12 October 2012. Mr. Pu has been the Chairman of the Company's Audit Committee since March 2012 and has served as an independent director since November 2011. Mr. Pu brings nearly two decades of experience in corporate finance, accounting, and mergers and acquisitions as well as technology sector experience. From September 2008 to July 2012, Mr. Pu was the Chief Financial Officer of China Nuokang Bio-Pharmaceutical Inc., where he led the company's IPO process and was responsible for its financial management and corporate strategy. Previously, Mr. Pu was the Chief Financial Officer of Global Data Solutions, a Chinese information technology services outsourcing company, which he joined in June 2006. Earlier in his career Mr. Pu was a management consultant with Accenture, CSC Consulting Group, and Mitchell Madison Consulting Group and worked as an auditor at Bernstein Brown CPAs. Mr. Pu received an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management in 2000, a Master of Science degree in accounting from the University of Illinois in 1995, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from China Foreign Affairs College in 1992.

Hong Liang Lu

Mr. Hong Liang Lu is Director of UTStarcom, Inc. since June 1991. He has served as the Chairman from March 2003 to December 2006 and from July 2008 to August 2009. Mr. Lu served as President and Chief Executive Officer from June 1991 to July 2007 and as Chief Executive Officer again from July 2007 to July 2008. In June 1991, Mr. Lu co-founded UTStarcom, Inc. under its prior name, Unitech Telecom, Inc., which subsequently acquired StarCom Network Systems, Inc. in September 1995. From 1986 through December 1990, Mr. Lu served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Kyocera Unison, a majority-owned subsidiary of Kyocera International, Inc. Mr. Lu served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Unison World, Inc., a software development company from 1983 until its merger with Kyocera in 1986. From 1979 to 1983, Mr. Lu served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Unison World, Inc. Mr. Lu holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.

Baichuan Du

Dr. Baichuan Du has been appointed as Independent Director of Utstarcom Inc., effective September 07, 2010. Dr. Du served as the Deputy Chief Engineer of China State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television ("SARFT") from 2001 to 2006. From 1995 to 1998, he served as the Chair of China HDTV Experts Group and from 1998 to 2009, the Vice Chairman of China Radio and TV Standardization Working Group. He has also served as the Vice Chairman of SARFT Science and Technology Committee since 1998. From 1999 to 2001, he served as the President of SARFT Academy of Broadcasting Science. From 2007 to 2009, he served as a director of Tvia, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company listed on NASDAQ, and he currently serves as an independent director on the board of several private companies. Dr. Du holds bachelor and master's degrees in fiber optic communications from Beijing University.

Sean Shao

Mr. Sean Shao has been appointed as Independent Director of Utstarcom Inc. effective October 25, 2012. Mr. Shao is an experienced financial executive, having served as an independent director as well as the chief financial officer of several US-listed companies. With respect to his director experience, he currently serves on the boards of Xueda Education Group, AsiaInfo-Linkage, and Agria Corporation, among others. He holds important leadership positions, including Chairman of the Audit Committee and Chairman of the Compensation Committee. With respect to his executive experience, from 2006 to 2008 Mr. Shao was the Chief Financial Officer of Trina Solar Limited. He was the Chief Financial Officer of China Edu Corporation from 2005 to 2006 and the Chief Financial Officer of Watchdata Technologies Ltd from 2004 to 2005. Earlier in his career, Mr. Shao worked at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd. for approximately a decade. Mr. Shao received a master's degree in health care administration from the University of California at Los Angeles and a bachelor's degree in art from East China Normal University. He is currently a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Linzhen Xie

Mr. Xie Linzhen is Independent Director of Utstarcom Inc. Since July 2009, Mr. Xie has served on the board of NASDAQ-listed Funtalk China Holdings Limited, a retailer and wholesale distributor of mobile communications devices and accessories in China. Since January 2009, Mr. Xie has served as a director of SIM Technology Group Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of Hong Kong Stock Exchange that specializes in mobile phone design and wireless communication. Mr. Xie has served as the executive director and chief scientist of CECT-Chinacomm Communications Co., Ltd., a provider of wireless and telecommunication services, since March 2006. Mr. Xie has also served as the vice president of China Mobile Communications Association since May 2004 and as a standing member of the Communication Science and Technology Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China since September 2002. From December 2002 to December 2004, Mr. Xie was the chairman of the board of Chinacom Zhihuidao Internet Service Limited, a carrier of Internet cafe chain stores, while he also served as a director of Yunan Jinshikong Mobile Telecommunication Technology Limited, a mobile phone manufacturer. From March 1998 to January 2002, he served as a deputy director general of Information Technology Products Department in the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. He also worked as a director of China National Laboratory on Local Area Network and Advanced Optical System from September 1995 to July 2002. Mr. Xie graduated from Peking University. Mr. Xie is a professor of Peking University.

Jing Ou-Yang

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Xiaoping Li

--

William Wong

--

Tianruo Pu

--

Hong Liang Lu

3,152,150

Baichuan Du

--

Sean Shao

--

Linzhen Xie

--

Jing Ou-Yang

--
As Of 30 Dec 2009

Options Compensation

Name Options Value

Xiaoping Li

0 0

William Wong

0 0

Tianruo Pu

0 0

Hong Liang Lu

1,545,000 5,071,320

Baichuan Du

0 0

Sean Shao

0 0

Linzhen Xie

0 0

Jing Ou-Yang

0 0
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