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James Ding
James Ding has served as the Chairman of our Board since April 1, 2003 and has served as a member of our Board since our inception. Mr. Ding is currently general partner of GSR Ventures since June 2005. He also served as Chairmen of Board of United ITV, Inc. since September 2004 and Independent director of Baidu.com, Inc. since August 2005. He served as our Chief Executive Officer from May 1999 until April 2003. He was also our Senior Vice President for Business Development and Chief Technology Officer from 1997 to 1999. Prior to that, from 1993 to 1997, Mr. Ding was our Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Ding received an M.S. in Information Science from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1990. Mr. Ding is also a graduate from the Executive Program of Haas Business School at University of California, Berkeley.

Yungang Lu
Mr. Lu Yungang has served as a member of the board of directors of AsiaInfo since July 2004. Mr. Lu is now Managing Director of APAC Capital Advisors Limited, an investment manager based in Hong Kong. Mr. Lu also serves as Board Director of the following listed companies: China Techfaith Wireless Communication Technology Ltd., Spreadtrum Communications Inc., Enerchina Holdings Ltd., Kasen International Holdings. Prior to APAC, Mr. Lu was a research analyst with Credit Suisse First Boston (Hong Kong) during 1998-2004, where his last position was the head of China Research. Before moving to CSFB, he worked as an equity analyst focused on regional infrastructure at JP Morgan Securities Asia in Hong Kong. Mr. Lu received a B.S. degree in Biology from Beijing University, an M.S. in Biochemistry from Brigham Young University and Ph.D. in Finance from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Tao Long
Tao Long has served as a member of the board of directors of AsiaInfo since January 2003.He founded and has served as Chairman of Beijing Investment Consultants,Inc.since 1991. Mr. Long worked for KPMG LLP as an auditor in the field of auditing and financial analysis from 1987 to 1989.Mr.Long has been an Associate Professor of Central University of Finance & Economics since 1992.Mr.Long received a Master of Economics degree in accounting from the Institute of Public Finance Science Research of the Ministry of Finance in 1985 and a Bachelor of Science degree in planning and statistics from Inner Mongolia University in 1982.

Edward Tian
Edward Tian has served as a member of our Board since our inception. Dr. Tian is currently the founder and Chairman of China Broadband Capital Partners,L.P.Dr.Tian has also served as an Independent Director of MasterCard International since April 2006,a Senior Advisor of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts&Co. since November 2006,an Independent Director of Lenovo Group Limited since August,2007 and an Independent Director of Taikang Life Insurance Company Limited since July 2008. Prior to that,from April 2002 to May 2006, he served as Chief Executive Officer of China Netcom (Group) Company Limited (formerly known as China Netcom Corporation Ltd.) and Vice President of China Network Communication Group Corporation. His other directorships include as a Director of China Netcom Group between 2001 and May 2006 and Vice Chairman of PCCW Limited from 2005 to 2007.Prior to joining China Netcom Group in 2002,Dr.Tian and James Ding co-founded AsiaInfo in Dallas,Texas in 1993 and Dr. Tian served as AsiaInfo's President through May 1999.Dr.Tian received a Master of Science degree from the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Science in Beijing and a Ph.D. in Environmental Management from Texas Tech University.

Tom Manning
Mr. Tom Manning has been a member of the Board of AsiaInfo since October 2005. Mr. Manning currently serves as Chairman of China Board Directors Limited, a board advisory firm based in Hong Kong, and as CEO of Indachin Limited, a venture management firm based in Hong Kong. He also serves as independent director of Bank of Communications, the fifth largest bank in China and a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE), an independent director of Gome Electrical Appliances Company, the largest retailer in China and a HKSE-listed company, and a director of several private enterprises in China and the United States. Mr. Manning previously served as a director of Bain&Company, where he was a member of Bain's China Board Directors and head of Bain's information technology strategy practice in the Silicon Valley and Asia. Prior to Bain, he was Global Managing Director of the Strategy&Technology Business of Capgemini, CEO of Capgemini Asia Pacific and CEO of Emst & Young Consulting Asia Pacific, where he led the development of consulting and IT service and outsourcing businesses across Asia. Mr. Manning received a Bachelor's degree in East Asian Studies at Harvard University and an MBA at the Graduate School of Business of Stanford University.

Steve Zhang
Steve Zhang has been President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of AsiaInfo since May 2005. Mr. Zhang joined AsiaInfo in December 1999 as Vice President for Software and went on to hold several prominent positions in the company including head of AsiaInfo's Software Products Strategic Business Unit (SBU), General Manager of the company's Operations Support Systems Strategic Unit as well as Chief Technology Officer and General Manager of the company's China Mobile Customer Account. Most recently, Mr. Zhang served as President and CEO of AsiaInfo Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of AsiaInfo. Prior to joining AsiaInfo, Mr. Zhang worked for 10 years for several successful companies in Silicon Valley. Mr. Zhang holds a Masters degree in Computer Science from Rice University and a Doctorate in Information Science from the University of Pisa, Italy.

Davin A. Mackenzie
Davin Alexander Mackenzie has served as a member of the board of directors of AsiaInfo since August 2004. Mr. Mackenzie is currently the Managing Director and Beijing Representative of Arctic Capital Limited, a private equity firm. Previously he was with Peak Capital, a boutique private equity firm focused on China. Prior to his joining Peak Capital, Mr. Mackenzie served seven years with the International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank, including four years as the Country Manager for China and Mongolia. Mr. Mackenzie also served as a senior associate at Mercer Management Consultants in Washington, D. C, and as a manager in the Taipei branch of the First National Bank of Boston in Taiwan. Mr. Mackenzie is a graduate of Dartmouth College with a B.A in Government. He received an M. A. in International Studies and an M.B.A at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Mackenzie has also completed the World Bank Executive Development Program at Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts.

Qingtong Zhou
Qingtong Zhou has been a member of our Board since October 2008. Mr. Zhou currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Greater China&Russia for Lenovo Group Limited ("Lenovo") where he is responsible for various corporate finance issues including financial planning, accounting, treasury, tax, as well as finance-related business transformation. Prior to joining Lenovo, Mr. Zhou worked for Bain&Company, a global management consulting firm and two other IT companies. Mr. Zhou received his master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Chicago and master's and bachelor's degrees in Engineering from Tsinghua University in Beijing.

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