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Cher Wang Hsiueh Hong

Independent Non-Executive Director at Lenovo

Ms. Cher Wang Hsiueh Hong (王雪紅) is the co-founder and chairwoman of HTC Corporation (宏達國際電子股份有限公司) (Taiwan Stock Exchange listed) and has established a number of successful Information Technology related businesses, with over 40 years' experience in the industry. Ms. Wang obtained her bachelor's degree in Political Economy of Industrial Societies at the University of California, Berkeley in 1982.

Ms. Wang co-founded HTC Corporation in 1997, which is a multinational electronics innovation company developing products, solutions and platforms in mobile and immersive technologies and supplying worldwide. Ms. Wang also founded VIA Technologies, Inc. (威盛電子股份有限公司) in 1992 (Taiwan Stock Exchange listed), a leading developer of computing platforms connecting businesses to advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), and computer vision technology for transportation, industrial, smart city, and data center applications. She founded, was the chairwoman and is currently a director of VIA Technologies, Inc. Prior to these, Ms. Wang was the general manager of the PC division at First International Computer, Inc.(大眾電腦股份有限公司), and helped drive the business unit into the lucrative motherboard market.

Ms. Wang participates as an Industry Partner in the World Economic Forum and was a member of the APEC Business Advisory Council for many years. Ms. Wang's business achievements have been widely acclaimed in major international media, she was recognized as an Innovator in the "2005 Stars of Asia: 25 Leaders on the Forefront of Change" by Business Week, named as one of the 'ten executives to watch in Asia" in 2005; and has been ranked among the most influential women by Fast Company, Fortune and Forbes.

Ms. Wang is currently also a director of Formosa Plastics Corporation (台灣塑膠工業股份有限公司), Xander International Corporation (建達國際股份有限公司) and VIA Labs, Inc. (威鋒電子股份有限公司) (representing VIA Technologies, Inc.) (all Taiwan Stock Exchange listed).