The Hyderabad R&D Centre will be Oppo's seventh facility globally.
Chinese
smartphone maker Oppo
on Monday said it was planning to set up its first India research and
development (R&D) centre in Hyderabad.
In
line with its objectives, the company has hired Tasleem Arif as its
R&D Head in India, Oppo said in a statement.
"We
are focused towards offering unique experiences to our consumers in
India through our innovations and technological capabilities. The
opening of our first R&D Centre in Hyderabad is a step in that
direction and strengthens our commitment to the Indian consumers,"
said Charles Wong, Oppo India President.
As
the Vice President and Head R&D, Oppo
India, Arif will be leading the team which will focus on software
localisation for Indian consumers as well as device quality.
Prior
to joining Oppo, Arif was working at Samsung as Head - Samsung Make
for India Innovations (R&D) and India Hardware-Software Product
Planning.
He
brings to the new role almost 15 years of experience in mobile
software, design and development.
"We
are excited to have Tasleem on board and believe that with his
expertise we will be able to build a strong R&D team and make
this centre second largest after China," Wong said.
The
Hyderabad R&D Centre will be Oppo's seventh facility globally
with the other six being located in China, Japan and the US.
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