Smartphone maker Oppo elevates Elvis Zhou as president of India operations

Zhou is considered instrumental in the expansion of Oppo in the Indian market in 2013 and has been associated with Oppo India for over six years now.

Technology News : Smartphone maker Oppo on Thursday announced the appointment of Elvis Zhou as the president of its India operations.

Before this, Zhou was serving as a general manager at Oppo in Mumbai.

Zhou is considered instrumental in the expansion of Oppo in the Indian market in 2013 and has been associated with Oppo India for over six years now.

He will now report to Charles Wong, vice president, global sales at Oppo.

"Elvis has been an integral part of the Oppo India. His experience in the smartphone industry makes him the ideal person to lead our ambitious India growth strategy as we expand our operations. We extend a warm welcome and congratulate him on his new role," Wong said.

On his appointment, Elvis Zhou said, "I am extremely excited to take on this new role at Oppo India. Indian mobile market is growing exponentially and I look forward to further strengthen the brand presence in the country by providing great user experience with our products."

According to market research firm IDC, Oppo ranked 4th in terms of smartphone sales volume with market share of 10.7 per cent in India in 2019.

Zhou has spent over 11 years with Oppo in various roles starting as the regional manager of Oppo East Guangdong wherein he was responsible for sales in the region.

His appointment comes at a time when mobile phone companies in India are facing a shortage of components supply from China due to novel coronavirus break.

Oppo has a manufacturing facility in Greater Noida where it has announced plans to invest and has set a target to start making 100 million smartphones by the end of this year.

Chinese smartphone maker Coolpad appoints Fisher Yuan as India CEO

In his role, Yuan will oversee the company's day-to-day operations, a statement said.

Chinese smartphone maker Coolpad on Friday announced appointing Fisher Yuan as the chief executive officer for company's India operations.

He succeeds Syed Tajuddin, who exited the company earlier this year. In his role, Yuan will oversee the company's day-to-day operations, a statement said.

Coolpad, which had entered the Indian market in 2008, said the new appointment will help the brand further augment its product, technology, and marketing strategies to create a targeted value proposition for the diverse Indian market.

"As Coolpad further strengthens its presence in India, Fisher will create a strategic road map for optimum market penetration on the back of the brand's consumer-centric R&D practices," it added.

Fisher moves to the CEO position after holding several leadership roles at Coolpad.

He spent three years as the vice-president for sales and supply in India, and has also worked in the Chinese market as the company's sales director.

"Having spent several years with Coolpad, I have learned that the company's growth mission and vision are perfectly aligned with my own... Over the next few years, we plan to disrupt the Indian consumer market with innovative technology by making it available at extremely affordable price points," Yuan said.

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