Lei Jun, chairman of the China Smart Mobile Giant Xiaomi Group, announced that the group's president Wang Xiang will step down on December 30, and will be replaced by the Chinese and international president Lu Weibing.
Lei Jun, also the founder of Xiaomi, wrote in the internal letter of the employee on Thursday (December 22) that the current president of Xiaomi Wang Xiang will usher in a long -planned retirement.The position of the president of the group is officially stepped down, while continuing to serve the company as a senior consultant.
Lei Jun said, at the same time, co -founders Hong Feng and Wang Chuan will also withdraw from the front line of the business at the end of this year to continue to support and promote the company's strategic development in the partner committee as joint founders.
Lei Jun said that after careful discussion and negotiation by the company's partner committee, it was decided to promote Lu Weibing as the president of the new group and will officially succeed on December 30.
According to Lei Jun in the letter, he and Lu Weibing have known each other for many years. Lu Weibing has rich experience in the mobile phone industry and its outstanding industry influence.After joining Xiaomi in early 2019, Lu Weibing worked hard and was well -known.From the person in charge of the Redmi brand, to the president of China, and then to the three major theater business of the China, the International Department and the Indian district, Lu Weibing stepped by step, winning the high recognition and respect of the group management team.
Lei Jun said that for Xiaomi, this series of news has a milestone significance.This announced that Xiaomi's management has achieved smooth stub iteration and prepared for future sustainable development.
Lei Jun said that Xiaomi Group is on the starting line of the new stage.After three years of exploration, the high -end strategy has just handed over a phased answer sheet Xiaomi 13 series.The progress of Xiaomi smart electric vehicle business has also been exceeded. They are confident in the successful mass production and marketing in the first half of 2024.In addition, the overall technical system of the group is also growing, and a large number of innovation righteousness emerges endlessly. Humanoid bionic robots Cyberone "Iron University" and other cutting -edge exploration continued to improve. Xiaomi's intelligent manufacturing system is also continuously exporting to the entire manufacturing industry and continuously funding.able.
He emphasized that Xiaomi Group will continue to increase investment in R & D, continue to promote the Group's high -end strategy, and promote the group's business focus and "fine soldiers simplified administration" to further improve the group's operating efficiency.Although they are currently facing many difficulties and challenges, as long as they are united and move forward, they will usher in a new victory.
According to Bloomberg reported on the 22nd, Lei Jun did not explain whether the adjustment would affect the group's electric vehicle project.In early 2021, he announced that he would invest about US $ 10 billion (about S $ 13.5 billion) in 10 years to manufacture Xiaomi brand cars.Since then, he has basically faded out of the public vision and focused on electric vehicle projects.
