Lenovo boss quit his job to switch to Xiaomi

A few days ago, Chang Cheng – former vice president and director of Lenovo’s smartphone division in China, just announced his retirement from the company after more than 19 years of working. Reportedly, he resigned at Lenovo on December 18, the same day that Liu Chuanzhi – Lenovo founder officially retired.

Surprisingly, after leaving Lenovo just 2 weeks, Chang Cheng unexpectedly joined Xiaomi as a vice president. In an article on Weibo, Lei Jun, Xiaomi’s founder, announced that Mr. Chang had officially joined the board of Xiaomi, responsible for planning the company’s smartphone-related products. future.

On his official Weibo page, Mr. Cheng also confirmed that he has started a new job at Xiaomi. Currently, Lenovo still refuses to provide any comments on this incident.

Chang Cheng joined Lenovo in 2000 as the Research and Development Manager of the laptop business. In 2011, he was appointed Vice President of Lenovo Group and General Manager of the terminal mobile software platform. Then, in June 2015, Cheng was appointed CEO of ZUK phone brand.

Under Chang Cheng, Lenovo struggled to find market share in the highly competitive smartphone market, but the results were not satisfactory. This can be a huge pressure for Cheng, although he has previously revealed that the reason he left Lenovo lies in health problems and wants to spend more time with his family.