HTC CEO resigns after one year in the role
HTC has announced the resignation of its President and CEO Yves Maitre after less than a year in the role.
The Frenchman, who was unveiled as the Taiwanese company’s head on 17 September 2019, leaves just before his anniversary citing Covid-related travel restrictions.
According toEngadget, HTC’s statement said that “the strict international travel restrictions due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic… have had an impact on” Maitre, who has seen little of his family back in Europe because of global travel restrictions during the pandemic.
The HTC board have accepted his resignation. Maitre’s short tenure saw himback the company’s smartphone outputdespite its shocking decline, resulting in the recent quiet launch of theDesire 20 ProandU20 5G.
We also gavea glowing reviewto the HTC Vive Cosmos and Cosmos Elite, a project Maitre saw through in his time at HTC.
For the time being, Chairwoman and co-founder Cher Wang is back in the CEO role.
Author: Henry Burrell, Contributor
Previously Tech Advisor’s Phones Editor, Henry covers and reviews every smartphone worth knowing about. He spends a lot of time moving between different handsets and shouting at WhatsApp to support multiple devices at once.
