Google executive to aid Xiaomi's growth
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="smartphone">smartphone</span> <span word="maker">maker</span> <span word="Xiaomi">Xiaomi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Google">Google</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="business">business</span>.</p><p><span word="Hugo">Hugo</span> <span word="Barra">Barra</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Google">Google</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="vice">vice</span>-<span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Android">Android</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="Xiaomi">Xiaomi</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="October">October</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="development">development</span>, <span word="Lei">Lei</span> <span word="Jun">Jun</span>, <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="Xiaomi">Xiaomi</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Sina">Sina</span> <span word="micro">micro</span> <span word="blog">blog</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Barra">Barra</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Xiaomi">Xiaomi</span> <span word="signals">signals</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speeding">speeding</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="globalization">globalization</span> <span word="drive">drive</span>. <span word="Xiaomi">Xiaomi</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tap">tap</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="launching">launching</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phones">phones</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Xiaomi">Xiaomi</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="expand">expand</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Barra">Barra</span> <span word="joins">joins</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="Xiaomi">Xiaomi</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Temasek">Temasek</span> <span word="Holdings">Holdings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Qiming">Qiming</span> <span word="Venture">Venture</span> <span word="Partners">Partners</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="funding">funding</span>, <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="valuation">valuation</span> <span word="of">of</span> $10 <span word="billion">billion</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="Xiaomi">Xiaomi</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="sells">sells</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="phones">phones</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="website">website</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span>-<span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="commerce">commerce</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="Alibaba">Alibaba</span> <span word="Group">Group</span>, <span word="service">service</span> <span word="portal">portal</span> <span word="provider">provider</span> <span word="Tencent">Tencent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="Baidu">Baidu</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="astonishing">astonishing</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Xiaomi">Xiaomi</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011.</p><p><span word="Barra">Barra</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="Google">Google</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span> 2008, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Xiaomi">Xiaomi</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="expand">expand</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="portfolios">portfolios</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="globally">globally</span>.</p>
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