Hong Liang Lu was appointed Chairman of the Board in July 2008. Mr. Lu has served as a director since June 1991 and served as Chairman of the Board from March 2003 to December 2006. From June 1991 until July 2008, Mr. Lu served as our Chief Executive Officer and from June 1991 until January 2007 he also served as our President. In June 1991, Mr. Lu co-founded UTStarcom, Inc. under its prior name, Unitech Telecom, Inc., which subsequently acquired StarCom Network Systems, Inc. in September 1995. From 1986 through December 1990, Mr. Lu served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Kyocera Unison, a majority-owned subsidiary of Kyocera International, Inc. Mr. Lu served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Unison World, Inc., a software development company from 1983 until its merger with Kyocera in 1986. From 1979 to 1983, Mr. Lu served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Unison World, Inc. Mr. Lu holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.
