The global technology innovator, HTC Corporation hires Yves Maitre as its new CEO. He succeeds CherWang, CEO& Chairwomen of HTC. Cher will continue to serve as the Chairwomen of HTC’s board. She intends to lay her focus mainly on the future technologies that would assist in the alignment of the company’s expanding portfolio and its vision of VIVE Reality.

Cher Wang, Chairwoman, HTC says, “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," she continues, "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”.

Previously, Yves served as the executive Vice President of Consumer Equipment & Partnerships at Orange, a telecommunications firm. There, he was monitoring the company’s connected technology strategy and business. Yves was also involved in the deployment of the largest consumer electronic brands. He has also held ownership of an entire portfolio of connected and mobile services. Furthermore, Yves has even served as a member of Orange’s innovation technology group.

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.

On his appointment, Yves comments, “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,” he adds, “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 world’s best consumer hardware to also building complete services around them to make them easy to manage and deploy.”