Zhou Zixue, Chairman of the Board of the Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC)
Dr. Zhou joined the company on 6th March 2015 as an executive director and Chairman of the Board. Dr. Zhou received a Master of Management degree from the University of Science and Technology of China, and a Doctor of Economics degree from the Central China Normal University. Dr. Zhou has more than 30 years of experience in the economic operation, regulation and management of industry and information technology. Prior to his current employment, Dr. Zhou severed as the Chief Economist and the Director of Finance of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Prior to that, he worked in several divisions in the Ministry of Information Industry, the Ministry of Electronics Industry, the Ministry of Machinery and Electronics Industry, and the state owned DongGuangDian Factory. Dr. Zhou is currently the Vice Chairman and Secretary General of the China Information Technology Industry Federation, the Chairman of the China Semiconductor Industry Association, the Chairman of the Board of Jiangsu Changdian Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.( a company listed on Shanghai Stock Exchange: 600584), an independent director of the Nantian Electronics Information Co., Ltd (a company listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange: 000948), an independent director of the Hisense Electric Co., Ltd (a company listed on Shanghai Stock Exchange: 600060). Dr. Zhou also serves as a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company.
周子学，中芯国际董事长。
周博士于2015年3月6日获委任为本公司董事长、执行董事。周博士拥有电子科技大学管理学硕士学位及华中师范大学经济学博士学位。周博士在工业和信息化领域有逾三十年的经济运行调节、管理工作经验。出任现职前，周博士在工业和信息化部工作，曾任总经济师、财务司司长等职，在此之前，彼曾于信息产业部、电子工业部、机械电子工业部的不同部门和国营东光电工厂工作。周博士现任中国电子信息行业联合会副会长兼秘书长、中国半导体行业协会理事长、江苏长电科技股份有限公司（上海证券交易所上市公司：600584）董事长、云南南天电子信息产业股份有限公司（深圳证券交易所上市公司：000948）独立董事、青岛海信电器股份有限公司（上海证券交易所上市公司：600060）独立董事。周博士亦为本公司若干附属公司之董事。
