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OnePlus Co-founder Carl Pei bids goodbye to company



SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 04: (L-R) OnePlus Co-founder Carl Pei and TechCrunch Hardware Editor Brian Heater speak onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019 at Moscone Convention Center on October 04, 2019 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch)

Shenzen, Oct 18 (ANI): The long-time public face of OnePlus, Carl Pei has announced his departure from the company after nearly seven years.

According to The Verge, the marketer and brand builder used a combination of bold promises, real talk, and unconventional marketing campaigns to turn smartphone enthusiasts simply looking for a good deal into a community of OnePlus fans.

In a blog post on the OnePlus forums, Pei said, “I am looking forward to taking some time to decompress and catch up with my family.”
The Co-founder did not mention the reason for the decision.

However, rumors suggest that he had a falling-out with fellow co-founder and CEO Pete Lau, and/or that Pei left to start his own new venture, but his memo does not sound like the words of someone who left for a new job, as per The Verge.

The company has recently launched the OnePlus 8T.

Pei, meanwhile, led the development of OnePlus’ less expensive recent phone: the Nord, The Verge reported.