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China and Hong Kong 2017

Yang Yuntao

General counsel | Sinotrans, China

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Yang Yuntao

General counsel | Sinotrans, China

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State-owned Sinotrans is the largest freight logistics company in China, with around 66,000 employees and revenue approaching $12bn. Its operations include rail, road, air and shipping transport, providing the full range of logistics services. Given the broad portfolio of operations and supply chains to oversee, it is unsurprising that Sinotrans’ general counsel Yang Yuntao is a versatile business leader with a wealth of experience. Educated to Ph.D. level in International Business Law, Yang has held a number of positions since 1988, including a role as vice general manager of the port department and general manager of the legal department of China National Foreign Trade Transportation (Group) Corporation, before transferring to Sinotrans where he has risen up the ranks to his current position. Sinotrans undertook an extensive restructure of its subsidiaries in 2015, which required oversight and due diligence work to be undertaken by Yang’s legal department. The move was a success, and saw the company return to profit. More recently, the company was taken over by China Merchants Holding, resulting in a renewed focus on logistics rather than its broader portfolio. Yang has been heavily involved in the reorganisation of the company during a transitional time.

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