Change is coming to China-based phone maker Xiaomi with the resignation of Hugo Barra, the company’s vice president of international. After nearly four years, the Google-turned-Xiaomi executive said he’ll be taking “much-needed time off” before pursing another adventure in Silicon Valley.
Xiaomi founder Bin Lin said that Xiang Wang, the company’s senior vice president has been tapped as Barra’s replacement. “We have ambitious expansion plans for 2017 and are confident in Xiang’s leadership to take our global business to even greater heights,” Lin commented.
In a lengthy Facebook post, Barra shared that his departure comes as he felt Xiaomi is in a good place on its global expansion path. And while the technology company has seen quite a bit of success, including making its U.S. debut at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show and also in India and 20 other countries, it’s not without some potential side effects, such…