Zhaoying (Dorothy) Du currently leads the global supply chain legal team of Lenovo, a leading multinational developer, manufacturer, and seller of intelligent devices, services and solutions. In this role, she supports the company’s complex, fast-moving supply chain and procurement operations with over 30 manufacturing sites spread across 10 different markets, allowing Lenovo to serve customers in 180 markets around the world.

Dorothy advises senior business, engineering, and operations leaders on a wide range of strategic and operational issues, including supply chain resilience, cross-border procurement, supplier negotiations, international trade compliance, contract disputes, and regulatory risk. Dorothy plays a central role in helping the company navigate evolving geopolitical dynamics, build diversified and compliant supply chains, and implement responsible sourcing and contracting strategies.

Prior to March 2025, Dorothy led the global legal team of Motorola Mobility, a Lenovo company, and was responsible for overseeing and advising on various legal matters across the organization. Her vast scope includes AI, global product R&D, hardware and software matters, intellectual property, compliance, data privacy and security, sales and marketing, corporate governance, government relations and the overall supervision of litigation matters with support from MBG’s global legal team.

Dorothy has 20 years of experience in providing legal advice to international companies. Before joining Motorola, she served as general counsel for a US-based international insurance company’s China operation and was co-chair of the Asian-Pacific Practice Group of a renowned law firm. In this role, she advised companies on international transactions, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, financing and securities, private equity, startups, subsidiary and joint-venture operations, and compliance.