Former Lenovo Mobile head and Xiaomi Group vice-president Chang Cheng has reportedly left the company. The tech guru had joined Xiaomi in January 2020 leaving his former position as Lenovo’s VP and head of the mobile division. 
In an official statement to NetEase Technology, Xiaomi officially confirmed the exit of Cheng. The statement also revealed that he left for personal reasons and that the company understood and respected personal wishes.
Cheng was officially announced to have joined Xiaomi by Lei Jun on the first working day of 2020. His job schedule involved mobile phone product planning. At that time, Chang Cheng had expressed elation that joining Xiaomi is the most beautiful expectation. However, the recruitment wasn’t without any controversy.
After Cheng was unveiled by Xiaomi, Lenovo had issued a statement saying that the company and all executives have signed a non-compete clause. The company then applied for labor arbitration. It is reported that in October of that year, the Labor Dispute Arbitration Committee announced the ruling on the case where it was decided that Cheng will continue to perform the non-compete obligation and pay 5.25 million yuan liquidated damages for breaching the non-compete obligation.
In response, Chang Cheng’s attorneys issued a statement that they would file a lawsuit with the court against the ruling, which has not yet come into effect due to the appeal.
It was reported recently that Xiaomi’s founder and chairman Lei Jun had retired from the company but he was quick to issue a statement that there was just a readjustment in the board which saw him step down as the head of the electronics division.
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