NEW APPOINTMENT: A man checks his mobile phone as he walks past a logo of Xiaomi in Beijing. The Chinese maker of cheap smartphones has hired Barra, who led product development for Google's Android mobile software. - Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO: Xiaomi Tech, a fast-growing Chinese maker of cheap smartphones, has hired senior Google Inc Android executive Hugo Barra to spearhead its nascent global expansion.
Xiaomi founder Lei Jun said on his Weibo feed late on Wednesday that Barra, who led product development for Google's industry-leading Android mobile software, will join the Chinese company in October as head of international business development.
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