2020 Annual Report
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Executive Committee
The BOD has established the Executive Committee,
which acts as the standing executive body of the
BOD.
Entrusted by the BOD, the Executive Committee
examines and reflects on major issues within the
company, decides on issues authorized by the BOD,
and oversees their execution. In 2020, the Executive
Committee held 18 meetings.
Members of the BOD Executive Committee include Mr.
Guo Ping, Mr. Xu Zhijun, Mr. Hu Houkun, Ms. Meng
Wanzhou, Mr. Ding Yun, Mr. Yu Chengdong, and Mr.
Wang Tao.
Rotating chairs
The BOD and its Executive Committee are led by
rotating chairs. During their terms,
the rotating chairs
serve as the foremost leader of the company. Rotating
chairs’ terms last six months at a time. The rotation
schedule is as follows:
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Mr. Xu Zhijun: October 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020
April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021
October 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023
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Mr. Guo Ping:
October 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019
April 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020
October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022
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Mr. Hu Houkun: April 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019
October 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021
April 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee (AC) operates under the BOD
to oversee internal controls, including the internal
control system, internal and external audits, corporate
processes, legal compliance, and adherence to the
BCGs.
The main responsibilities of the AC are to:
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Approve the annual internal audit plan,
and review
its scope, required resources, and audit outputs.
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Approve corporate policies for internal controls;
approve the corporate development plan for
internal controls and the plan’s key milestones;
and regularly assess the company’s internal control
status.
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Evaluate the effectiveness of the ethics and
compliance function, legal compliance, and
adherence to corporate policies.
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Approve the selection of the external auditor, notify
the BOD of any proposed change to the external
auditor for approval, approve related budgets, and
evaluate the work of the external auditor.
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Supervise
the completeness, accuracy, and legal
compliance of the company’s financial statements;
and review compliance with and application of
accounting policies as well as financial disclosures.
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Approve internal control Key Performance
Indicators (KPIs), and instruct Global Process
Owners (GPOs) and business executives to report
internal control results.
The AC generally holds monthly meetings and
convenes special sessions as necessary. Business
executives and various experts are invited to attend as
non-voting participants.
The committee held 10 meetings in 2020. Focusing
on
topics such as anti-corruption, internal controls,
external audit management, accounting monitoring,
financial reporting management, and implementation
of internal audit transformation, the AC has reviewed
and approved the company’s annual plans for internal
audit and internal controls, as well as anti-corruption
plans and progress reports on high-risk businesses
including
the Consumer BG, Enterprise BG, and Carrier
BG.
In addition, the committee Chairman and the
external auditor discussed external audit plans and
management improvement proposals.