The FINANCIAL — On September 17, Lenovo announced the appointment of Gordon Orr as non-executive director. In nearly 30 years at McKinsey & Company, Mr. Orr advised a wide range of clients, with a primary focus on China and technology-related sectors across Asia.
Mr. Orr retired as McKinsey’s Asia Chairman in August and currently also serves as an independent non-executive director of Swire Pacific Limited, a Hong Kong listed company, according to Lenovo.
“Gordon joins Lenovo’s board at a time when we are navigating new challenges. We are transforming our business not only in PCs, but also newer areas of mobile and enterprise,” said Yuanqing Yang, Chairman and CEO, Lenovo Group. “Gordon’s experiences and relationships — having advised many of the world’s largest companies, across technology and China – will prove invaluable to Lenovo. I am delighted we succeeded in attracting him to our board.”
Mr. Orr’s appointment deepens Lenovo’s tradition of global balance and diversity at all levels of the company. Today, Lenovo’s board has 11 directors hailing from the U.S., China, the United Kingdom, and Japan, 7 nationalities among its top 12 executives, and its top 100 executives come from more than 20 different counties.
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