The independent non-executive directors will be responsible for reviewing the performance of Huawei in the UK, where 70 per cent of employees are recruited locally, and providing counsel to the UK Management Team, as well as the standard legal obligations of directors of a UK limited liability company. The enhanced UK Board that Lord Browne will lead has six directors – three non-executive and three executive.
Ken Hu, Deputy Chairman of the Huawei Group Board and Huawei Group Rotating CEO, said: “As a global business, we are committed to adopting high standards of governance and management and I am pleased to announce the strengthening of our UK Board. This is just the latest illustration of Huawei’s commitment to openness and transparency and to continuing to build relationships of trust in the UK and across the world. I am delighted that Lord Browne, Dame Helen and Sir Andrew have accepted our invitation to join the UK Board. As our new Chairman, Lord Browne brings invaluable experience from his many years as a global business leader and I look forward to working with him and the other non-executive directors as we seek to build on the continued success of our company.”
Lord Browne, Chairman of the Huawei UK Board, said: “It is an honour to serve as the first independent Chairman of Huawei’s Board in the UK. In a short period of time, Huawei has become a global leader in technology and one of mainland China’s largest investors in the UK. I have worked in China and with Chinese businesses for the past 40 years, and continue to be impressed by the corporate sector’s ambition and potential. I am delighted to be leading this Board as it supports Huawei’s next phase of growth.”
The three executive directors on the UK Board, sitting alongside the newly appointed non-executive directors, will be: Ken Hu, Deputy Chairman of the Board, Rotating CEO, Huawei Group; Chen Lifang, Board Director and Senior Vice-President, Huawei Group; and Gordon Luo, CEO, Huawei UK.