OnePlus, a company who are known to develop some of the be very best flagship devices in the market is a company which was co-founded by Pete Lau and Carl Pei back in 2013. In addition to working on this particular brand, the two gentlemen have also worked at Oppo as Vice President and as the International Markets Manager. The two now hold vital positions in the framework of OnePlus. The two operate as the CEO of OnePlus and as Director of OnePlus Global, respectively.
According to the latest reports however, that all may soon change as the reports claim that, Pete Lau has taken on additional responsibilities as the Senior VP and Chief Product Experience Officer at OPLUS (Oujia holdings). It should be noted that this firm is the owner of Oppo, Realme and OnePlus. The new role means that Lau will have duties relating to the brand synergy between the significant OPLUS investment properties which include the ranks of Oppo, Realme, and OnePlus. It should also be noted that, OPLUS is the investor company which operates all three mega brands in the market.
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In addition, a common misconception has been seen in the news that Lau will step down from his position OnePlus but, according to the company, OPLUS have in turn, confirmed in a recent statement that Pete Lau is going to retain the CEO tag with OnePlus. The company announced: “Pete remains committed to his role as CEO of OnePlus. At the same time, he has also taken on the role of SVP and chief product experience officer for OPLUS, contributing to product and planning development.”It is also worth mentioning here that OnePlus have denied associations with Oppo in the past, and now, Pete Lau denies that OPLUS is connected to BBK, which is the company thought of as, owners OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Vivo and iQOO among others.
