Huawei Australia has appointed John Brumby, Alexander Downer and John Lord as independent directors on the company’s newly-established board.
Huawei said in a statement that the appointment is the company’s latest step for its localization strategy. The board will be charged with overseeing Huawei's local strategy and developing further inroads into the Australian market.
John Lord will act as chairman of the board, which comprises the three independent Australian directors, alongside Huawei Australia CEO Guo Fulin, Huawei South Pacific president Jeff Liu, and two members from Huawei's global board - global director Chen Lifang, and global executive director Li Jie.