Ex-Xiaomi exec Hugo Barra joins Facebook to lead virtual reality business

Ex-Xiaomi exec Hugo Barra joins Facebook to lead virtual reality business

Xiaomi Vice President Hugo Barra speaks at the WSJD Live conference in Laguna Beach, California October 28, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Facebook Inc has hired Hugo Barra, the most prominent global executive at Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc, to lead its virtual reality business including the Oculus unit, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said.

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