Huawei strengthens UK Board

Huawei, a global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, has appointed Lord Browne of Madingley as independent non-executive chairman of its UK subsidiary, Huawei Technologies (UK) Co. Ltd (Huawei UK).

The Company also appointed two independent non-executive directors to the Board of its UK subsidiary, Chairman, UBM plc, Dame Helen Alexander and Sir Andrew Cahn, who served as chairman of Huawei UK's Advisory Board from 2011 to 2014.

The inclusion on Huawei UK's Board of senior business figures, with such wide ranging experience, demonstrates Huawei's commitment to corporate governance as a foundation for further growth and success, a company spokesman said.

The independent non-executive directors will be responsible for reviewing the performance of Huawei in the UK, where 70 percent of employees are recruited locally and provide counsel to the UK management team and 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.

Chairman, Huawei UK Board, Lord Browne said, "It is an honour to serve as the first independent Chairman of Huawei's Board in the UK.