Sun Yafang (; born 1955) is a Chinese engineer and business executive. She is the longest serving Chairwoman of

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, a position she held from 1999 to 2018. As of 2016, she is listed as the 38th most powerful woman in the world by ''

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''.

Background

She earned her bachelor's degree at the

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China The University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) is a national public research university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. It was founded in 1956 instructed by the Premier Zhou Enlai. UESTC was established on the basis of the incorp ...

(UESTC) in 1982."Company Overview of Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.: Executive Profile: Yafang Sun" ''Bloomberg Businessweek'' accessed 8-23-2012
/ref> Then, Sun started working as a technician at Xin Fei TV Manufactory. In 1985, she became an engineer at the Beijing Research Institution of Communication Technology. She began her career with Huawei in 1989 and became chairwoman of the corporation in 1999. A 2011 report by the

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stated Sun worked for the

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and linked her to the Chinese military. In March 2018, Sun Yafang stepped down as Chairwoman of Huawei after nineteen years and was replaced by

Liang Hua Liang Hua (; born 1964) is a Chinese business executive and the current chairman of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Biography Liang was born in 1964 in Banyue Town of Dangyang, Hubei. He secondary studied at Dangyang No. 1 High School. He gradu ...

Awards

In May 2012, she received the World Telecommunication and Information Society Award from the

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. As of 2014, she is listed as the 81st most powerful woman in the world by ''Forbes''.

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