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孙亚芳 | |
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| Born | 1955 (age 69–70) Guizhou, China |
| Alma mater | University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, business executive |
| Employer(s) | Huawei Ministry of State Security |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
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| Traditional Chinese | 孫亞芳 | ||||||
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Sun Yafang (Chinese:孙亚芳; born 1955)[1] is a Chinese engineer and business executive. She is the longest serving Chairwoman ofHuawei, a position she held from 1999 to 2018.[2] As of 2016, she is listed as the 38th most powerful woman in the world byForbes.[3]
She earned her bachelor's degree at theUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) in 1982.[4] Then, Sun started working as a technician at Xin Fei TV Manufactory.[4] In 1985, she became an engineer at the Beijing Research Institution of Communication Technology.[4] Prior to joining Huawei in 1989, Sun worked for theMinistry of State Security's Communications Department.[5][6][7][8]
She began her career with Huawei in 1989 and became chairwoman of the corporation in 1999.[4]
In March 2018, Huawei switched to a rotating chairman to run the company, continuing Huawei's collective leadership system.[9] Sun Yafang stepped down as Chairwoman of Huawei after nineteen years and was replaced byLiang Hua.[10][11]
In May 2012, she received the World Telecommunication and Information Society Award from theInternational Telecommunication Union.[2] In 2014, she was listed as the 81st most powerful woman in the world byForbes.[3]
Xinjing Bao reported that Huawei Chairwoman Sun Yafang worked for the Communications Department of the Ministry of State Security for an unspecified period of time before joining Huawei (28 October 2010).
Huawei's former chairwoman, Sun Yafang, who retired in 2018, had previously worked for the Ministry of State Security, China's main foreign intelligence service, according to an essay published under her name in a Chinese magazine in 2017.
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