Google has lost a top executive from its Android management team to fast-rising Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, less than six months after the head of the US company’s mobile platform stepped down.
Hugo Barra, vice-president for Android product management, resigned after five years with Google. He led the Android product team, overseeing development of the operating system and the Google apps that run on it.
Mr Barra will join Xiaomi, a darling of the Chinese consumer electronics industry that was recently valued at $10bn, to help it expand outside greater China. Xiaomi, a lower-cost rival to Samsung Electronics and Apple, makes smartphones that run a customised version of the Android operating system.
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