First, Microsoft Xbox chief Don Mattrick leaves Microsoft for
Zynga... And now... Nokia's Colin Giles left the company for
Huawei...
Huawei, a leading global information and communications
technology (ICT) solutions provider, announced the appointment of
Colin Giles as Executive Vice President, Huawei Consumer Business
Group, on July 1st, 2013.
Colin Giles was critical to Nokia's growth during its golden
era, and then he jumped ship during slide... He joined Nokia since
1992. He was the one who helped Nokia become the top seller of the
new "smartphone" during 2007. He was rewarded first as president of
Nokia 2006 in China, then with a position as client and market
management senior vice president (SVP) in 2007.
Colin Giles announced his resignation last year's April, which
he said his excuse was to be with his family in Australia. He
officially left the company on June 30, 2012, ending a 20-year
campaign with the Finnish firm.
But after a year later, he went to China's largest domestic
smartphone seller, Huawei Technologies Comp. Huawei announced Mr.
Giles was named a SVP at the Huawei Group on Monday.It is not
surprising that he will join Huawei, since he can speak fluent
Mandarin.
In a press release he states, "I am delighted to join Huawei at
such an exciting time in the development of Huawei’s consumer
brand. Over the last couple of years, the company has already made
big strides in the global marketplace with the introduction of
flagship products that quickly became the talk of the town, like
the world’s slimmest smartphone Ascend P6 launched just weeks ago.
I look forward to working closely with everyone in the Consumer
Business Group to continue to 'Make it Possible' for smartphone
users worldwide."
What do you guys think will happen to the future of both Nokia
and Huawei?
I think Nokia is going thru a massive downfall...