Meng Wanzhou

In this Chinese name, the family name is Meng.

Meng Wanzhou
孟晚舟
Meng in 2022
Born
Ren Wanzhou

(1972-02-13) 13 February 1972 (age 52)
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Other namesCathy Meng
EducationHuazhong University of Science and Technology
OccupationBusinesswoman
Years active1993–present
TitleDeputy chairwoman and CFO, Huawei
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Criminal charge(s)Bank fraud, wire fraud, conspiracies to commit bank and wire fraud[1] (dropped)[2][3][4]
Spouses
  • Zheng Qize (divorced)
  • Liu Xiaozong
    ​
    (m. 2007)​
    [5]
Children4
FatherRen Zhengfei
Chinese name
Chinese孟晚舟
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMèng Wǎnzhōu
Wade–GilesMêng4 Wan3-chou1
IPA[mə̂ŋ wànʈʂóʊ]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJBēng Boán-chiu
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 November 2019
Preceded byRen Zhengfei

Meng Wanzhou (Chinese: 孟晚舟; born 13 February 1972), also known as Cathy Meng and Sabrina Meng,[6] also informally known in China as the "Princess of Huawei",[7] is a Chinese business executive. She is the deputy chair of the board and chief financial officer (CFO) of Huawei, which was founded by her father Ren Zhengfei.

On 1 December 2018, Meng was detained and interrogated at Vancouver International Airport[8] by the Canada Border Services Agency and subsequently placed under house arrest on extradition request by United States Department of Justice under the indictment of bank and wire fraud regarding financial transactions in violation of U.S. sanctions against Iran by Skycom, which had functioned as Huawei's Iran-based subsidiary.[9][10] On 24 September 2021, the DOJ announced it had reached a plea bargain with Meng to resolve the case through a deferred prosecution agreement,[11][12][13][14] and it would move to dismiss all charges against Meng when the deferral period ended on 21 December 2022, on the condition that Meng was not charged with any other crime before then.[3][4][15] Meng was released from house arrest and left Canada for China on 24 September 2021.[16] On 1 December 2022, the prosecution asked a judge to dismiss bank fraud and other charges against her[2] and the judge dismissed the charges the next day.[17]

  1. ^ "Chinese Telecommunications Conglomerate Huawei and Huawei CFO Wanzhou Meng Charged With Financial Fraud" (Press release). U.S. Department of Justice. 28 January 2019. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. dismissing charges against Huawei's Meng Wanzhou". CBC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Jacobs, Colleta. "Meng Wanzhou reaches deal in Huawei espionage case that will allow her to return to China, lawyer says". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Huawei's Meng Wanzhou to be freed in US deal". BBC News. 24 September 2021. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  5. ^ 【華為危機】與現任丈夫姊弟戀！香港結婚育有一女兒 [[Huawei Crisis] Falling in love with my current husband and sister! Married in Hong Kong and has a daughter]. Apple Daily (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 11 December 2018. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  6. ^ Zhong, Raymond (7 December 2018). "Meng Wanzhou Was Huawei's Professional Face, Until Her Arrest". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 8 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Meng Wanzhou: 'princess of Huawei' who became the face of a high-stakes dispute". the Guardian. 19 August 2021. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference :9 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "United States District Court Eastern District of New York Superseding Indictment (United States of America against Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Huawei Device USA Inc., Skycom Tech Co. Ltd., Wanzhou Meng, Defendants.)". U.S. Department of Justice. 24 January 2019. pp. 10–14. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Meng Wanzhou: The PowerPoint that sparked an international row". BBC News. 24 September 2021. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  11. ^ "United States District Court Eastern District of New York Deferred Prosecution Agreement (United States of America against Wanzhou Meng, Defandant)". U.S. Department of Justice. 22 September 2021. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  12. ^ Fife, Robert; Chase, Steven (24 September 2021). "Meng Wanzhou free to return to China after cutting plea deal with U.S. Justice Department". Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  13. ^ Feiner, Lauren (24 September 2021). "Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou to be released after agreement with U.S. in wire fraud case". CNBC. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  14. ^ Blackwell, Tom (25 September 2021). "Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, Canadians detained in China since 2018, are 'on their way home': Trudeau". National Post. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  15. ^ Lawler, Richard (24 September 2021). "US agrees not to pursue fraud charges against Huawei CFO". The Verge. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  16. ^ Freifeld, Karen; Li, Kenneth; Warburton, Moira; Ljunggren, David (27 September 2021). "Huawei CFO leaves Canada after U.S. agreement on fraud charges, detained Canadians head home". Reuters. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  17. ^ Chen, Shawna (3 December 2022). "Federal judge dismisses financial fraud charges against Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou". Axios. Retrieved 29 January 2023.