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Fast-rising smartphone maker Xiaomi hired Qualcomm’s president of Greater China, Wang Xiang, as senior VP of strategic cooperation. Wang (pictured) spent 13 years with Qualcomm, which is a chip supplier to the smartphone maker and was an early investor.

Within four weeks of joining Turkcell as CEO, Kaan Terzioglu made his impact by redefining the company as an integrated telecoms and technology provider, with the aim of closely integrating fixed and mobile.

Following the appointment of new government representatives onto the board of state-controlled Telecom Egypt (TE), the incumbent voted for a new CEO – existing board member Osama Yassin – sparking speculation that a change in mobile direction might be on…

Telenor Group, intent on developing its presence in Asia, appointed Sigve Brekke (pictured) – head of Telenor’s Asia operations since 2008 – as new CEO.

VIDEO INTERVIEW: Jaymin Patel, industry newcomer and recently-appointed CEO of Brightstar, a worldwide distributor of handsets and other devices, says retail is becoming more complex for mobile operators as products diversify, but those that can adapt will be well placed.

Networking giant Cisco said Chuck Robbins (pictured), who joined the company in 1997, will replace John Chambers as CEO on 26 July.

Operator Tele2 announced that Joachim Horn, Group CTIO and executive vice president, will leave his role and take up a new position at a “telecom company in Asia”.