Madhav Sheth New Global Vice President for Business & Corporate Strategy

[{"selector":"#anim-bcceb829-f0e3-46b3-9231-6148f15bc84c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-52797296-e244-422d-a8c4-b09fb31a248e","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Madhav Sheth New Global Vice President for Business & Corporate Strategy, Michael Guo to Take Charge as India Head

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[{"selector":"#anim-f06e5275-0d3a-427c-af44-a4f2ca17f339","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-55ee610b-b131-4bd2-af66-82305a232f66","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Sheth is fully responsible for realme's overseas business operation, reporting directly to the founder and CEO of realme, Sky Li.

[{"selector":"#anim-9aa11518-16a7-4438-8184-8e25f249ccfd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-58c1dea2-805a-4ca8-944b-6f20af7b0907","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] On May 4, 2018, realme was officially established by its founder Li and Sheth in India.

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[{"selector":"#anim-c26fb1f4-b4f6-431f-a598-cc58e1c5f398","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b14b4375-f6d5-4282-a3c0-ecda6bab6dcf","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Under Sheth's leadership, realme emerged as the third biggest smartphone brand in India in Q1 2022, and the fastest growing major 5G brand globally in Q4 2021, clocking a 165 per cent growth in global 5G smartphone shipments.

[{"selector":"#anim-7a8275b4-2e42-49ad-8b64-8e0bac11781c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a088fe33-e3bc-4032-b09a-22f51b7b04df","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] The company climbed to the second slot for a second time, with a strong YoY growth of 24 per cent (highest among top five vendors) in Q2, 2022, as per IDC. It grew 2 per cent (on-quarter) in the third quarter last year, according to Counterpoint Research.

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