Xiaomi hires ex-Google executive to boost business in India

xiaomiWashington, Oct 14 - Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, which created a buzz with its low budget smartphones MI3 and RedMi 1s, has appointed ex-Google executive Jai Mani to manage its products in India.

The hire was announced by Xiaomi's global vice president, Hugo Barra-another former Google executive-on his Facebook and Google Plus accounts on Sunday. Mani has already relocated from San Francisco to Bangalore, India, Barra said.

The Beijing based company is planning to expand in Asia, and Barra said that this is the beginning of their Research and Development center development in India.

Mani is most recently the co-founder and product manager of a startup, and he previously worked on strategy and analytics for the Google Play app store, according to his LinkedIn page. He worked at Google from
2009 to 2013. (ANI)