Lei Jun, a Chinese businessman and the founder of Xiaomi Inc, was born in Xiantao, Hubei, in 1969.
Lei Jun (born December 16, 1969 in Xiantao, Hubei Province, China) is a Chinese business leader who founded Xiaomi Corp. In 2010 and served as its chairman and CEO. Xiaomi Corp. was launched in April 2010 by Lei and a group of investors, including former Google employee Lin Bin. While the firm marketed a variety of products, it specialised on smartphones.
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