Sean Yang graduated from Peking University with a bachelor's degree in Electronics and Information Technology. He joined Huawei in 1998 and has previously assumed the offices of Senior Vice President of Huawei America and President of Huawei Canada. Since 2017, Mr. Yang has served as the Director of Huawei Global Cyber Security & Privacy Office. And since 2022, has also served as Huawei Global Cyber Security & Privacy Officer. 
The GSPO Office assists the corporate decision-makers in developing Huawei's overall cyber security and privacy protection strategies, and takes charge of policy execution and supervision, as well as the development and implementation of Huawei's end-to-end cyber security and privacy governance system.