Acer's former CEO said the departure was due to a strategic disagreement

Source: Internet
Author: User
Beijing time May 10 Morning news, Acer's former president and CEO Gianfanco Lanch (Gianfranco Lanci) in the media interview, the first public to say that because of his board of directors of Acer and the company's strategic disagreement, resulting in his final resignation of Acer CEO and CEO position.  Lanci announced his resignation at the end of March this year, and Acer's chairman, Wang, served as CEO of the company. In an interview with the media, Lanci said the root cause of his resignation was because he disagreed with other directors of the company in his focus on the strategy of mobility and globalisation.  He says Acer should look longer, as the world is changing and Intel and Microsoft have less clout than before, and all computer makers should think about the next arrangement. When Lanci abruptly resigned, Wang announced that "the PC business remains our core business, and we have built a solid foundation that will continue to expand in this area, especially in the area of business PCs." In addition, we will gradually enter the new mobile device market, but in this area our investment will be very prudent and hope to become an important force. Lanci said: "I had foreseen that if Acer wanted to take a place in the new world, it would have to invest in it, mainly in software and smartphones and tablets and players." "Lanci believes that Acer's 300-400-person team of engineers should be expanded to at least 1000 people, so that the company will be more focused on software and hardware development and integration work."  And he says the people he needs are not confined to Taiwan. "The main problem with this plan is that its implementation will not be limited to Taiwan," Lanci said. We have to get out of China, India and even the United States or Europe, and only in those areas with software development resources can it function properly.  Lanci said the board and other stakeholders had disagreed with him before leaving, because it would lead to the company's "going to Taiwan" (de-taiwanization). "I told them that this is not going to Taiwan, it's just globalisation," he said. If the company wants to remain in the top three positions for the next 3-5 years, it will have to confront the challenges with a global company and look for resources in every way.  "Lanci had already talked about this strategic vision as early as last November when he was interviewed by the media.  Acer, for its part, said Lanci's departure was entirely its own responsibility and pointed out that Lanci's desire for power was too great and did not bring tangible benefits to the company. Lanci that the company has lagged behind in smartphones and tablet computing. He said the company's business would rise to $30 billion trillion by 2015, and One-third of its revenues would come from tablets and mobile phones, if it were to develop according to his plan. "After a few years, people will seeWhose decision was wrong. "(linjing)

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