Robin Yanhong Li is co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer of our company,
and oversees our overall strategy and business operations. Mr. Li has been serving
as the chairman of our board of directors since our inception in January 2000
and as our chief executive officer since February 2004. Mr. Li served as our president
from February 2000 to December 2003. Prior to founding our company, Mr. Li worked
as a staff engineer for Infoseek, a pioneer in the internet search engine industry,
from July 1997 to December 1999. Mr. Li was a senior consultant for IDD Information
Services from May 1994 to June 1997. Mr. Li currently serves on the board of New
Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc., a private educational services
in China (NASDAQ: EDU), and Ctrip.com International, Ltd., an online travel agency
in China (NASDAQ: CTRP). Mr. Li also acts as the vice chairman of the Internet
Society of China (ISC). Mr. Li has also been a vice chairman of All-China Federation
of Industry & Commerce and a member of the Chinese People’s Political
Consultative Conference since December 2012 and 2013, respectively. Mr. Li received
a bachelor’s degree in information science from Peking University in China
and a master’s degree in computer science from the State University of New
York at Buffalo.
Qi Lu joined us in January 2017 as chief operating officer and group president
and has served as vice chairman of the board of directors since February 2017.
Dr. Lu is in charge of products, technology, sales, marketing and operations,
including our intelligent driving business. Prior to joining us, Dr. Lu most
recently served as Microsoft’s global executive vice president and led
Applications and Services Group. Dr. Lu joined Microsoft in 2009 as president
of its Online Services Group. Earlier in his career, Dr. Lu joined Yahoo! in
1998, later becoming senior vice president in charge of search and advertising
technologies, and subsequently executive vice president in 2007. Dr. Lu holds
both bachelor and master degrees in computer science from Fudan University in
Shanghai and a Ph.D. in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University. He
holds over 40 US patents and has authored many papers in his field.
Herman Yu has served as our chief financial officer since September 2017 and
is in charge of our overall finance functions. Prior to joining us, Mr. Yu served
as chief financial officer of Weibo Corporation, a social media in China (NASDAQ:
WB) from 2015 to 2017. Prior to Weibo, Mr. Yu worked at SINA Corporation, a
portal in China (NASDAQ: SINA) from 2004 to 2015, with the last eight years
as chief financial officer. Mr. Yu began his career at Arthur Andersen and held
various finance and accounting management positions at Adobe Systems Inc., Cadence
Design Systems, Inc. and VeriFone Systems, Inc. Mr. Yu is currently a director
of 58.com Inc., an online classifieds listing company (NASDAQ: WUBA), ZTO Express
Inc., an express delivery company (NYSE: ZTO), and Ctrip.com International,
Ltd., an online travel agency (NASDAQ: CTRP). Mr. Yu, a California Certified
Public Accountant, received a bachelor’s degree in economics from the
University of California, Santa Cruz, and a master’s of accountancy from
the University of Southern California.
Lee Liu currently serves as our senior vice president in charge of human resources
functions. Prior to joining Baidu in April 2011, Mr. Liu served as the global
vice president of human resources at Motorola from 2009 to 2011. Mr. Liu joined
Motorola in 1989 and served in a variety of senior roles in the United States,
Singapore and mainland China. Mr. Liu received a bachelor’s and master’s
degree in microelectronics from Tianjin University, and an executive MBA degree
from Peking University, and a Ph.D. in economics from Southwestern University
of Finance and Economics. Mr. Liu also attended the MBA program on global leadership
at the University of Texas-Austin.
Hailong Xiang has served as our senior vice president since October 2014 and
as general manager of our search related business since April 2016. He is in
charge of our search related business products and sales force management. Mr.
Xiang joined us in February 2005 following our acquisition of Shanghai Qilang,
an internet services firm established by Mr. Xiang in 2000. Mr. Xiang received
his bachelor’s degree in computer science from East China Normal University.
Ya-Qin Zhang currently serves as president of new businesses, in charge of
emerging businesses and technology. Prior to joining Baidu in 2014, Dr. Zhang
was a corporate vice president at Microsoft and the chairman of Microsoft Asia-Pacific
R&D Group for a decade, leading Microsoft’s overall research and development
efforts in the Asia-Pacific region. Before joining Microsoft in 1999, Dr. Zhang
was a director for the Multimedia Technology Laboratory at Sarnoff Corp. Dr.
Zhang currently serves on the board of directors of Tarena International, Inc.
a professional education service provider (NASDAQ: TEDU), Chinasoft International
Ltd (HKEX: 354). and China Digital Video Holdings Ltd. (HKEX: 8280). Dr. Zhang
is a fellow of Australia Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) and the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Dr. Zhang received
his bachelor’s and master’s degree in electrical engineering from
the University of Science and Technology of China, and a Ph.D. in electrical
engineering from George Washington University.
James Ding has served as our independent director since our initial public
offering in August 2005. Mr. Ding is currently a managing director of GSR Ventures,
which focus on early stage technology, health care and new media companies in
China. Prior to that, Mr. Ding served as a co-chairman of the board of directors
of AsiaInfo-Linkage Inc., a former NASDAQ-listed company, from July 2010 to
January 2014. Prior to that, Mr. Ding served as the chairman of the board of
AsiaInfo from April 2003 to July 2010, and a member of the board since AsiaInfo’s
inception in 1993. Mr. Ding served as the chief executive officer and president
of AsiaInfo from 1999 to 2003 and as senior vice president and chief technology
officer of AsiaInfo from 1993 to 1999. Mr. Ding currently serves as director
of the board of AsiaInfo. Mr. Ding received a master’s degree in information
science from the University of California, Los Angeles and a bachelor’s
degree in chemistry from Peking University in China.
Brent Callinicos has served as our independent director since October 2015,
and as the chairman of our audit committee since April 2016. Mr. Callinicos
is currently an advisor for Virgin Hyperloop One and served as the chief operating
officer and the chief financial officer of Virgin Hyperloop One from January
2017 to February 2018. Prior to that, Mr. Callinicos served as the chief financial
officer of Uber Technologies Inc. from September 2013 to March 2015, and then
as an advisor for 18 additional months. Prior to joining Uber, he worked at
Google from January 2007 to September 2013, where he last served as vice president,
treasurer and chief accountant. He also led green energy investments and financial
services at Google Inc. From 1992 to 2007, he served in a variety of increasingly
senior roles at Microsoft Corporation, where he last served as corporate vice-president
and divisional chief financial officer of the Platforms and Services Division,
and oversaw Microsoft’s Worldwide Licensing and Pricing and Microsoft
Financing. He currently serves on the board of directors of PVH Corp. (NYSE:
PVH), and Rubicon Global, a private company. Mr. Callinicos is a certified public
accountant. Mr. Callinicos received a bachelor’s degree from the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an M.B.A. degree from the Kenan-Flagler
School of Business at Chapel Hill.
Yuanqing Yang has served as our independent director since October 2015. Mr.
Yang is currently the chairman and chief executive officer of Lenovo Group Limited,
a Hong Kong-listed company. Mr. Yang joined Lenovo in 1989 and has led the company
from the initial China-based PC maker to a diversified global technology leader.
In 2011, FinanceAsia named Mr. Yang the Best CEO in China. In 2004 and 2012,
Mr. Yang was named one of the “CCTV China Annual Economic Figures.”
He was listed on Barron’s list of Best CEOs in 2013, 2014 and 2015. In
2014, Mr. Yang won an Edison Achievement Award for Innovation. Mr. Yang currently
serves as a deputy to the 13th National People’s Congress of China. Mr.
Yang holds a master’s degree in computer science from the University of
Science and Technology of China.
Baidu Inc currently has 33500 employees.
