Mr. William So

Council Member Biography

William So is the President of China Netcom (Europe) Operations, a wholesale telecom carrier. Mr. So oversees China Unicom as a whole and is responsible for the China Unicom operations in Europe. Previously, he was the Chief Executive Officer of China Netcom Group (Hong Kong) Operations Limited, an integrated wireline carrier and holding company for CNC overseas subsidiaries. Prior to that, he was the Chairman of the Board (China Netcom Taiwan) and Deputy General Manager, China Netcom (Group) Co. Ltd. Mr. So is experienced in the information technology and telecommunication sectors. Before, he was senior executive of a Sino-US Joint Venture, a wholly owned foreign enterprise in China and Lenovo. Mr. So has also held management positions at IBM China and Hong Kong. (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History

2009 - Unspecified

President , CHINA NETCOM (EUROPE) OPERATIONS LTD

2006 - 2009

Chief Executive Officer, CHINA NETCOM GROUP CORPORATION (HONG KONG) LIMITED

2005 - 2008

Chairman of the Board, China Netcom (Taiwan)

2000 - 2005

General Manager, China Netcom International Co. Ltd

1998 - 2000

General Manager, EAC-GN Communications Equipment (China) Ltd.

1997 - 1999

Managing Director, Beijing Online Co.

1996 - 1998

General Manager, Beijing Tianmu Satellite Communications Ltd.

1993 - 1996

General Manager, QDI Computer (Austria) Handels GmbH

1981 - 1993

Technical Support Manager, IBM China/Hong Kong Ltd.