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network of distributors, Yang gave up on direct sales in favor of exclusively using independent agents to avoid the costs of administering a complex sales network. This action resulted in Lenovo cutting its sales staff from over 100 to just 18 in 1994. To gain confidence among distributors, Lenovo provided a wide range of products, offered reasonable prices, and closely supervised the marketing of its products to look out for the interests of distributors. In contrast to Lenovo, foreign firms often tried to squeeze distributors' margins. Yang ensured proper training of distributors and brought in Microsoft and Intel to help with these efforts. Yang also set up a system to monitor the sales, inventory, cash flow, compliance, and pricing of distributors. Many analysts cite Lenovo's distribution system and after sales service as the key to its expansion.
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workers passively waited for superiors to issue instructions. When Yang took over Lenovo's personal computer division, he strongly discouraged the use of formal titles and required staff to address each other by their given names. Yang even required managers to stand outside their offices each morning to greet their employees while carrying signs with their first names. Yang's division moved to a new building in 1997. He used the move to break Lenovo's cultural links to the past. He insisted on a more formal dress code and training all employees in telephone etiquette; Yang wanted his people to think and act like high-tech workers in developed markets.
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they done." The bonuses were mostly distributed among staff working in positions such as production and reception who received an average of CN¥2,000 or about US$ 314. This amount of money was almost equivalent to a month's pay for the typical Lenovo worker in China. Yang contributed another US$ 3.25 million bonus to 10,000 Lenovo employees in 2013. Employees in 20 countries benefited from Yang's gift. 85% of recipients were in mainland China. As in 2013, these workers were typically hourly production staff.
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greatly increased his ownership stake in Lenovo by acquiring 797 million shares in 2011. Before, he owned only 70 million shares. Yang said, "While the transaction is a personal financial matter, I want to be very clear that my decision to make this investment is based on my strong belief in the company's very bright future. Our culture is built on commitment and ownership – we do what we say, and we own what we do. My decision to increase my holdings represents my steadfast belief in these principles."
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their business unit. Yang has said that when Lenovo enters a new market they intend to be number one. Yang stated, “If you don’t have enough scale, if you don’t have enough volume, it’s hard to make money. If you don’t have enough market share, it’s hard to make money. That’s why we enter the markets one by one. When we enter a market, we want to quickly get double-digit market share.”
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government-controlled company." He pointed out that Lenovo pioneered China's transition to a market economy and that in the early 1990s had fought and beaten four state-owned enterprises that dominated the Chinese computer market. Those firms had the full backing of the state while Lenovo received no special treatment. The State Department deal went through.
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Shafer also said that Yang, who owns about eight percent of Lenovo's stock, "felt that he was rewarded well simply as the owner of the company." According to Lenovo's annual report, Yang earned US$ 14 million, including US$ 5.2 million in bonuses, during the fiscal year that ended in March 2012. Yang
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In 2012, Yang received a US$ 3 million bonus as a reward for record profits, which he then redistributed to about 10,000 of Lenovo's employees. According to Lenovo spokesman, Jeffrey Shafer, Yang felt that it would be the right thing to, "redirect to the employees as a real tangible gesture for what
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While Lenovo's working language in its U.S. operational centre in Morrisville is English, Yang initially did not understand the language well; he relocated his family to Morrisville to improve his language skills and soak up American business culture. Yang also hired a private tutor and watched cable
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After addressing human resources issues, Yang moved on to distribution. Due to China's large territory, large population, varying degrees of economic development, and widely different local regulations, Lenovo was having difficulty operating nationwide. While Lenovo had been using direct sales and a
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in preparation to study overseas. Yang stayed on after repeated requests from Liu Chuanzhi. Yang believed that he would benefit from exposure to American business practices but Liu persuaded him to delay his plans for two years. Problems at Legend due to lower import duties on personal computers did
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praised Yang for his efforts to make Lenovo a friendly place for foreigners to work. As of 2013, Lenovo's top 14 executives come from seven countries. Lenovo has acquired companies all over the world. The company has a U.S. operational centre in Morrisville, North Carolina, the former home of IBM's
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Yang decided on Lenovo implementing specific job descriptions with clear responsibilities and a system of performance evaluations used to determine annual bonuses. At the time, most Chinese enterprises distributed bonuses of equal size to all employees, there was little sense of responsibility, and
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announced a donation of US$ 1 million from Yang Yuanqing to fund biomedical research. Yang's donation funds grants of US$ 75,000 per scholar. The first recipients were Jonathan Berg, an associate professor of genetics and medicine; Maureen Su, an associate professor of pediatrics, microbiology and
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In March 2015, Yang joined the CEO Roundtable on Cancer, an international non-profit group founded in 2001, focused on preventing cancer and advancing research that promotes improved patient outcomes. The group is known for its "CEO Cancer Gold Standard," a workplace wellness program that promotes
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Yang has created a "performance culture" instead of the traditional Chinese work style of "waiting to see what the emperor wants." Yang holds an annual banquet at his home in Beijing for Lenovo's top executives. Traditionally, each guest at the banquet stands up and uses a toast to set goals for
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In 1989, Yang joined Legend, as Lenovo was then known, at the age of 25. He was quickly promoted. Yang travelled to meet distributors throughout China and used his technical knowledge to achieve a strong sales record. Yang also stood out at Lenovo for being a quiet, deep thinker. These qualities
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to combat what they referred to as a rise in the number of pirated versions of Windows. These versions were predominantly being installed on the hard drives of computers with no bundled operating system. Steve Ballmer said, "Yuanqing made a huge difference. He was willing to go out on a limb."
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preloaded on most Lenovo computers sold in China. In exchange, Microsoft China offered a rebate on Windows and marketing assistance. Other manufacturers adopted this approach afterwards, partly due to Yang's substantial influence in China's technology industry. Microsoft tripled its sales of
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was harshly criticized for purchasing 16,000 computers from Lenovo. Critics attempted to smear Lenovo as controlled by the Chinese government and a potential vehicle for espionage against the United States. Yang spoke out forcefully and publicly to defend Lenovo. He said, " We are not a
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While his parents wanted him to pursue a career in medicine, and he had a budding interest in literature, Yang decided to study computer science on the advice of a family friend who was a university professor. Yang earned an undergraduate degree in computer science from
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province. He grew up poor, as his parents were paid the same salaries as manual laborers. Yang's father, Yang Furong, was a disciplined man with strict standards. Yang said of his father, "If he set a target, no matter what happened, he wanted to reach it."
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Yang worried that fears about Lenovo's supposed connections to the Chinese government would be an ongoing issue in the United States. Yang worked to ease worries by communicating directly with Congress. In June 2006, Yang arranged to be seated next to
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reseller. After submitting his bid, Yang discovered that he had quoted twice the price of his competitors. Within a year of joining Lenovo in 1988, Yang had lost interest in sales and had taken the
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Yang Yuanqing was chairman of Lenovo's board from 2004 to 2008. In February 2009, Yang gave up his position as chairman and again became CEO at Lenovo.
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In April 2015, Yang required all members of Lenovo's media team to be active on at least one social media outlet. Yang is an active user of
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news to practice. Yang also sent many Lenovo executives to the U.S. for long postings. One American Lenovo executive interviewed by
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risk reduction, early detection, and effective treatment. Yang publicly pledged to implement this standard at Lenovo.
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named him one of the "Stars of Asia." In 2004, he was listed among "Asia's 25 Most Influential Business Leaders" by
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In December 2012, Yang was named one of the "2012 CCTV China Economic Figures" in a televised award ceremony of
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Yang was born on 12 November 1964 to parents both educated as surgeons. He spent his childhood in
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Yang also proved to be effective at navigating American politics. In early 2006, the
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preloaded versions of Windows within a year as a result. The change was requested by
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immunology; and Yisong Wan, an associate professor of microbiology and immunology.
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David Ranii (June 17, 2011). "Lenovo CEO makes huge stock purchase".
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Yang spotted a newspaper advertisement for jobs at Lenovo while in
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Yang's first major task at Lenovo was to write a bid to become an
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Yang is often referred to as "YY" by his colleagues at Lenovo.
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at the annual Edison Awards Gala. Yang shared the award with
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on a state visit to the United States in September 2015.
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Editor, RICK SMITH, WRAL Tech Wire (4 February 2013).
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in 1986 and graduated with a master's degree from the
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Yang was selected to accompany the Chinese president
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Yang was awarded the May Fourth Youth Medal, by the
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In 2011, 909:"Lenovo's Yang Yuanqing receives Edison Award" 1183: 515:University of Science and Technology of China 303:In 2005, Yang Yuanqing undertook a deal with 259:University of Science and Technology of China 229:University of Science and Technology of China 142: 116:University of Science and Technology of China 16:Chinese business executive and philanthropist 8: 521:, and sits on the board of visitors of the 1948: 1920: 1757: 1734: 1638: 1524: 1422: 1415: 1336: 1294: 1265: 1209: 1190: 1176: 1168: 754:"CEO gives part of his bonus to employees" 55: 35: 1040:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 878: 876: 733:Fairchild, Caroline (September 2, 2013). 2185:Businesspeople in information technology 406:in 1999. In 1999 and 2001, the magazine 752:CY Xu and Madison Park (25 July 2012). 602: 600: 598: 596: 594: 592: 590: 550: 1030: 1020: 517:. Additionally, Yang is a director of 443:On 1 May 2014, Yang received the 2014 1132:Ohnesorge, Lauren (23 October 2015). 7: 2195:Shanghai Jiao Tong University alumni 2127: 611:. Singapore: John Wiley & Sons. 433:named Yang the "Best CEO in China." 2205:21st-century Chinese businesspeople 1105:Flannery, Russell (23 March 2015). 794:"lenovo-ceo-yuanqing-yang-twitter" 14: 847:. Wall Street Journal CEO Council 565:"China's First Global Capitalist" 505:Yang also serves on the board of 2126: 2115: 2114: 507:Communist Youth League of China 1134:"Lenovo CEO gifts $ 1M to UNC" 707:Jena McGregor (25 July 2012). 681:Lyneka Little (23 July 2012). 662:Helft, Miguel (May 23, 2013). 479:. In 2015, Yang was listed on 186: 177: 169: 1: 926:Torrance, Jack (2015-03-03). 106:Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2175:Chinese computer programmers 883:Poeter, Damon (2014-05-02). 632:Steve Hamm (20 April 2006). 538:University of North Carolina 348:personal computer business. 225:Shanghai Jiaotong University 796:. www.bizjournals.com. 2015 281:not allow for this though. 2221: 634:"Lenovo's Foreign Affairs" 404:All-China Youth Federation 238: 133:Chairman and CEO of Lenovo 18: 2155:Businesspeople from Anhui 2110: 1263: 1138:Triangle Business Journal 143: 54: 45: 445:Edison Achievement Award 265:caught the attention of 206:Early life and education 46: 1163:Lenovo Official website 511:New York Stock Exchange 569:Bloomberg Businessweek 399: 382:Awards and recognition 297: 250: 915:on December 17, 2014. 867:"马云杨元庆等获央视2012年度经济人物" 819:www.ottawacitizen.com 607:Ling, Zhijun (2006). 536:In October 2015, the 389: 326:U.S. State Department 296:Yang Yuanqing in 2008 295: 248: 61:Yang Yuanqing in 2008 2180:Chinese billionaires 2103:(CEO, 2005–09) 1113:. 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Index

Chinese name
family name
Yang

Hefei
Anhui
China
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
BA
University of Science and Technology of China
MSc
simplified Chinese
traditional Chinese
pinyin
chairman
CEO
Lenovo
Hefei
Anhui
Shanghai Jiaotong University
University of Science and Technology of China
Lenovo

Beijing
University of Science and Technology of China
Liu Chuanzhi
IBM
TOEFL

Microsoft

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