HTC operations exec steps down amid management changes

SHAKE UP: HTC Corp's COO has stepped down in the middle of a management restructuring intended to improve product quality and supply chains, following delays in the launch of the Taiwanese firm's flagship new phone. - Reuters

TAIPEI: HTC Corp's chief operating officer has stepped down in the middle of a management restructuring intended to improve product quality and supply chains, following delays in the launch of the Taiwanese firm's flagship new phone.

Matthew Costello became an executive advisor from Europe effective on June 1, according to an e-mail from HTC president of engineering and operations Fred Liu to employees. Liu took up the operating responsibilities with Costello's departure.