小米副总裁雨果-巴拉宣布离职

北京时间1月23日消息 小米副总裁雨果-巴拉(Hugo Barra)在Facebook发文称，由于健康问题，他将从小米离职。据新浪科技报道，小米官方向新浪科技证实了此消息，但未有进一步说明。

雨果-巴拉从2013年10月开始出任小米副总裁，负责小米国际业务拓展，主导了小米手机的国际化，并帮助小米进军了印度市场。雨果-巴拉在2015年底的一次采访中提到，过去18年，他一直都在和印度市场打交道，2014年小米在印度起步，一年之内就卖出了300万部手机，而仅2015年第三季度，小米就卖出了100万部。从2015年初到12月，小米的平均季增长率达到45%。

根据IDC最新数据，小米已经成为排名前五的手机厂商，2016年全年小米在印度销售额达10亿美元。

在加盟小米之前，雨果-巴拉曾任职谷歌。他在2008年加入谷歌，出任谷歌英国移动产品部门经理，2010年出任Android团队产品总监，后升任副总裁，先后牵头负责谷歌移动搜索、谷歌地图移动版、谷歌语音搜索、谷歌垂直搜索、移动广告、Android4.0等产品项目。

巴拉在文章中特别感谢了小米CEO雷军，称雷军是“导师和朋友”，并谈到雷军请他继续为小米公司担当顾问职责。

以下为雨果-巴拉发表的文章原文：

THANKS FOR A GREAT 3.5 YEARS, MI FANS — When Lei Jun and Bin Lin came to me nearly four years ago with the opportunity to help turn a young rockstar startup into a global player, I embarked on what has been the greatest and most challenging adventure of my life. I moved to Beijing, 6,500 miles out of my comfort zone in Silicon Valley, to build from scratch a startup team within a bigger startup. This journey has been nothing short of spectacular in every way, and I can proudly say that Xiaomi Global is the first baby I helped bring into the world :)

But what I've realized is that the last few years of living in such a singular environment have taken a huge toll on my life and started affecting my health. My friends, what I consider to be my home, and my life are back in Silicon Valley, which is also much closer to my family. Seeing how much I've left behind these past few years, it is clear to me that the time has come to return.

As I thought about this late last year, I concluded that Xiaomi is in a very good place on its global expansion path, and if there was ever going to be a good time for me to come back home, that time is now — when I can confidently say our global business is no longer just an in-house startup. We turned India from a dream into Xiaomi’s largest international market with $1 billion in annual revenues, faster than any company in India's history. We expanded into Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, and more recently 20 other markets including Russia, Mexico, and Poland. We teamed up with Google to launch our first official product in the US, and with our successful debut at CES 2017 — where we won 3 prestigious awards — the world now sees that Xiaomi is a global player changing the tech industry through our simple promise of bringing innovation to everyone.

More importantly, we now have a team of some of the most remarkable and enthusiastic people I have ever worked with, and leaving them all behind is without doubt the most difficult part of stepping away. At the same time, I know I’ll be leaving them in very good hands. Xiaomi now has a strong, globally-minded executive team who will continue to drive the momentum we began together.

I want to thank the Xiaomi founders, and particularly our CEO Lei Jun, who has been a mentor and a friend. It has been both humbling and uplifting to work with a man whose vision is redefining the role technology plays in all of our lives, and the role the China tech industry plays in the world. As a friend and shareholder of the company, I am honored that he has been very supportive of my transition and has asked me to remain an advisor to Xiaomi indefinitely, as we continue to extend our reach around the world.

For me, as for many people in China, the Spring Festival brings new beginnings, and I will be transitioning out of my role at Xiaomi in February after Chinese New Year. I will take some much-needed time off before embarking on a new adventure back in Silicon Valley.

To my Xiaomi colleagues in China and India: as I leave our home in Beijing and Bangalore, please be assured that I will remain your loyal and grateful Mi fan 虎哥. I will be watching diligently from the sidelines and rooting for you guys all the way! And, of course, a very special shout-out to all our Mi fans around the world, who have won my heart for life!

Stay in touch guys :)

I'll be seeing you,

Hugo