Published: July 07, 2011
Lenovo Returns to the Fortune Global 500
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Lenovo announced today that it has returned to the Fortune Global 500,
placing No. 449 in FORTUNE magazine's 2011 ranking of the world's
largest corporations by revenue. The Company reenters the magazine's
annually released list for the first time since 2008.
"Over the past two years, we have made significant progress in our
journey toward becoming the leading personal technology company in the
world, and our return to the 'Fortune Global 500' rankings serves as
great recognition of Lenovo's strong business results and our focus on
serving our customers and business partners," said Yang Yuanqing, chief
executive officer, Lenovo. "Moving forward, we will continue to make
strategic investments in innovative products, our brand, and new market
segments, including mobile internet and digital home, while balancing
expenses and revenues to drive long-term sustainable and profitable
growth."
Lenovo's reentry into the Fortune Global 500 further demonstrates the
company's rapid global business growth. The company is the fastest
growing of the top-five PC manufacturers worldwide for the sixth quarter
in a row. In addition, for the eighth quarter in a row, Lenovo's growth
exceeded the worldwide PC market as a whole. During the company's fourth
quarter ending March 31, 2011, Lenovo's worldwide shipments increased 16
percent year-over-year, and for the first time, Lenovo surpassed $21
billion in annual revenue. This momentum is a result of Lenovo's
"protect and attack" strategy which focuses on maintaining a stronghold
in China while aggressively building brand awareness and presence in new
and emerging markets.
The Fortune Global 500 is a ranking of the top 500 corporations
worldwide as measured by revenue. The list is compiled and published
annually by Fortune magazine. For more information about the Fortune
Global 500 list, please visit http://www.fortune.com.
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About Lenovo
Lenovo (HKSE: 0992) (PINK SHEETS: LNVGY) is a $US21 billion personal
technology company serving customers in more than 160 countries, and the
world's fourth-largest PC vendor. Dedicated to building exceptionally
engineered PCs and mobile Internet devices, Lenovo's business is built
on product innovation, a highly-efficient global supply chain and strong
strategic execution. Formed by Lenovo Group's acquisition of the former
IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and
markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology
products and services. Its product lines include legendary Think-branded
commercial PCs and Idea-branded consumer PCs, as well as servers,
workstations, and a family of mobile Internet devices, including tablets
and smart phones. Lenovo, a Fortune Global 500 company, has major
research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen,
China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information see www.lenovo.com.

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