Yang Yuanqing

Chairman & CEO

Institution
Lenovo Group

Country
China

Field
Business

Yang, chairman and CEO of Lenovo Group, received the Edison Achievement Award 2014 for helping to grow the PC manufacturer into a global technology leader.

(Photo: Natalie Behring, World Economic Forum)


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