- Mobile company HTC announced it appointed Yves Maitre as CEO of the company effective immediately
Mobile company HTC has announced it appointed Yves Maitre as CEO of the company effective immediately. Maitre is joining HTC from Orange — which is one of the larges telecommunications companies in the world — where served as as EVP of Consumer Equipment and Partnerships.
At Orange, Maitre oversaw the company’s technology strategy and business. Maitre’s background also includes the deployment of the world’s largest consumer electronic brands as well as ownership of an entire portfolio of connected and mobile services. Plus he also served as a member of Orange’s innovation technology group, known for developing disruptive revenue opportunities.
Going forward, Cher Wang will continue as Chairwoman of the HTC board in which she will focus on future technologies that will align in HTC’s expanding portfolio and vision of VIVE Reality.
“When I took over as CEO four years ago, I set out to reinvent HTC as a complete ecosystem company and lay the foundations for the company to flourish across 5G and XR. So, now is the perfect time to hand over the stewardship of HTC to a strong leader to guide us on the next stage of our journey,” said Wang. “I am truly delighted that Yves is taking the reins; he has a long association with our company, and he shares our passion for innovation. I firmly believe Yves is the right leader to continue to lead HTC to its full potential.”
Some of HTC’s latest innovations include a portfolio of virtual and extended reality (XR), 5G, AI, and Blockchain based products. And HTC has a record of industry firsts and leading innovation. This year, the company industry acclaim for its VIVE virtual reality ecosystem products and the HTC 5G Hub — which was adopted by carriers worldwide to drive 5G adoption.
“HTC has long been a bellwether for new technology innovation and I’m honored to be selected by the Board of Directors to lead the next phase of HTC,” added Maitre. “Across the world, HTC is recognized for its firsts across the mobile and XR space. I am incredibly energized to grow the future of both 5G and XR alongside HTC employees, customers and investors. We will set out immediately to continue the transition from building the worlds’ best consumer hardware to also building complete services around them to make them easy to manage and deploy.”
