Senior executive Liu Yong has been appointed as a deputy general manager within China Telecom's Enterprise Information Services Business Group, a transfer from another internal department. His seniority places him ahead of fellow deputy general manager Cao Lei within the group's hierarchy.

It is important to distinguish this particular Liu Yong, as the China Telecom system employs several executives sharing this name at equivalent senior management levels, which can often lead to confusion. Among them are Liu Yong, the deputy general manager of Pingdingshan Telecom; Liu Yong, the general manager of the Public and International Market Expansion Department at the Satellite Communication Company, both of whom are departmental-level cadres.

Other senior executives named Liu Yong include the deputy general manager of China Telecom's finance company, and a former deputy general manager of China Telecom Digital Intelligence who was transferred two years ago to become executive deputy general manager at Beijing Chen'an Technology. The subject of this appointment is Liu Yong, the former deputy general manager of China Telecom's Investor Relations Department, who is now assuming the role of deputy general manager for the Enterprise Information Services Business Group.

This particular Liu Yong is well-known in the industry. He previously held a leadership position in the enterprise business unit years ago, making this a return to a former post after a transfer elsewhere. When he last served as a deputy head of the group's enterprise division, it was still named the Corporate Client Department; he witnessed the entire process of its subsequent reorganization.

Later, in 2021, he was laterally transferred to the newly established Investor Relations Department. This move coincided with the critical period of China Telecom's listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, a role for which Liu Yong was seen as a key appointment with significant expectations.

Now, after a five-year interval, he has been transferred back to this frontline core business unit, a move that likely brings him personal satisfaction. It is also noteworthy that there are several officials named Liu Yong within the China Unicom system, such as Liu Yong, the general manager of Zunyi Unicom, and Liu Yong, the deputy general manager of Xuchang Telecom, among others.