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Xiaomi Taps DST Investment Partner Shou Zi Chew to Be CFO

by Ina Fried

Fast-growing Chinese phone maker Xiaomi said Wednesday it has hired Shou Zi Chew as chief financial officer. Chew had been a partner at DST, Yuri Milner’s Russian investment firm, and an investor in Xiaomi.

At DST, Chew was involved in the firm’s investments in Xiaomi, JD.com and Alibaba. Before DST, Chew worked at Goldman Sachs in London.

This article originally appeared on Recode.net.

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