Ma Huateng, age 37, is an executive Director, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr Ma has overall responsibilities for strategic planning and positioning and management of the Group. Mr Ma is one of the core founders and has been employed by the Group since 1999. Prior to his current employment, Mr Ma was in charge of research and development for Internet paging system development at China Motion Telecom Development Limited, a supplier of telecommunications services and products in China. Mr Ma is a member of the 4th Shenzhen Municipal People's Congress. Mr Ma has a Bachelor of Science degree specializing in Computer & its Application obtained in 1993 from Shenzhen University and more than 14 years of experience in the telecommunications and Internet industries. He is also a director of Advance Data Services Limited which has interest in the shares of the Company.

Lau Chi Ping Martin, age 36, is an executive Director with effect from 21 March 2007. Mr Lau was appointed as the President of the Company in February 2006 to assist Mr Ma Huateng, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, in managing the day-to-day operation of the Company. In February 2005, he joined the Company as the Chief Strategy and Investment Officer of the Company, and was responsible for corporate strategies, investment, merger and acquisitions and investor relations. Prior to joining the Company, Mr Lau was an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C's investment banking division and the Chief Operating Officer of its Telecom, Media and Technology Group. Prior to that, he worked at Mckinsey & Company, Inc. as a management consultant. He has over 12 years' experience in IPO, merger and acquisitions and management consulting. Mr Lau received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, a Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and a MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University. Mr Lau is currently a non-executive director of Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, a China-based vertically integrated photovoltaic product manufacturer that is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Zhang Zhidong, age 37, is an executive Director and Chief Technology Officer of the Company. Mr Zhang has overall responsibilities for the development of our proprietary technologies, including the basic IM platform and massive-scale online application systems. Mr Zhang is one of the core founders and has been employed by the Group since 1999. Prior to his current employment, Mr Zhang worked at Liming Network Group focusing on software and network application systems research and development. Mr Zhang has a Bachelor of Science degree specializing in Computer & its Application obtained in 1993 from Shenzhen University and a Master degree in Computer Application and System Structure from South China University of Technology obtained in 1996. Mr Zhang has more than 12 years of experience in the telecommunications and Internet industries. He is also a director of Best Update International Limited which has interest in the shares of the Company.

Antonie Andries Roux, age 50, has been a non-executive Director since 10 December 2002. Mr Roux is currently Chief Executive Officer of Internet Operations for the MIH group companies, a position he has held since 2002. Mr Roux joined the Naspers group in 1979 and was a founding member of M-Net in 1985. In 1997, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of M-Web South Africa. Currently, Mr Roux serves on the boards of directors of a number of companies that are subsidiaries of or associated companies with MIH. Mr Roux has more than 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry.

Charles St Leger Searle, age 45, has been a non-executive Director since 5 June 2001. Mr Searle is currently the Chief Investment Officer of MIH Internet group companies. Prior to joining the MIH group companies, he held various corporate finance positions at Cable & Wireless plc and Hong Kong Telecom. Prior to joining Cable & Wireless plc, he was a senior corporate finance manager at Deloitte & Touche in London and Sydney. Currently, Mr Searle serves on the boards of directors of a number of companies that are subsidiaries of or associated companies with MIH. Mr Searle graduated from the University of Cape Town in 1987 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (1992). Mr Searle has more than 15 years of experience in the telecommunications and Internet industries.

Li Dong Sheng, age 52, has been an independent non-executive Director since April 2004. Mr Li is the Chairman and CEO of TCL Corporation, the Chairman of the Hong Kong listed TCL Multimedia Technology Holdings Limited and the Chairman of the Hong Kong listed TCL Communication Technology Holdings Limited, all of which produce consumer electronic products. Mr Li graduated from Huanan Polytechnic University in 1982 with a Bachelor degree in radio technology and has more than 14 years of experience in the information technology field.

Iain Ferguson Bruce, age 68, has been an independent non-executive Director since April 2004. Mr Bruce joined KPMG in Hong Kong in 1964 and was elected to its partnership in 1971. He was the Senior Partner of KPMG from 1991 until his retirement in 1996 and served as Chairman of KPMG Asia Pacific from 1993 to 1997. Since 1964, Mr Bruce has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and is a fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, with over 44 years' experience in the accounting profession. He is also a fellow of The Hong Kong Institute of Directors and a member of The Hong Kong Securities Institute. Mr Bruce is currently an independent non-executive director of Paul Y. Engineering Group Limited, a construction and engineering services company, Vitasoy International Holdings Limited, a beverage manufacturing company, and Wing On Company International Limited, a department store operating and real property investment company; all of these companies are publicly listed companies in Hong Kong. Mr Bruce is also a non-executive director of Noble Group Limited, a commodity trading company that is publicly listed in Singapore, of China Medical Technologies, Inc., a China-based medical device company that is listed on NASDAQ, and of Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, a China-based vertically integrated photovoltaic product manufacturer that is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Mr Bruce is a steward of The Hong Kong Jockey Club, an independent non-executive director of Citibank (Hong Kong) Limited and is the Chairman of KCS Limited.

Ian Charles Stone, age 58, has been an independent non-executive Director since April 2004. Mr Stone is currently the Managing Director of International Projects for PCCW Limited. Mr Stone has more than 38 years of experience in the telecom and mobile industries. He was the Chief Executive Officer of SmarTone between 1999 and 2001. Prior to joining SmarTone, he was Senior Adviser to First Pacific / PLDT of the First Pacific Group, Chief Operations Officer of Piltel, Managing Director of Pacific Link and Executive Director of Asialink, the regional telecom investment arm of First Pacific, respectively. Mr Stone has also held senior positions at Cable & Wireless plc and Hong Kong Telecom.