Foreigners can be Huawei CEOs, but the requirements are somewhat high

Why doesn't Huawei hire a foreign CEO?

Ren Zhengfei said that first, foreign employees must have this ability; second, foreign employees must work at Huawei for 25 years, rising from the grassroots level to understand the entire company structure. Some Western companies change CEOs like a "revolving lantern". After a few changes, the company is gone. This is because the CEO does not understand the actual situation at the grassroots level and thinks that he can lead the company by drinking red wine and talking about philosophy.

Some of our country representatives and product line managers are already foreign employees, and a large number of senior experts and fellows are foreign employees. Of course, you are also welcome to recommend candidates for CEO and chairman to us. They can be sent to Africa first, to the Comoros Island to train with "one person, one cook, and one dog", and then to some other places for technical training. They will fully understand Huawei's business and may be promoted in the future.

Ren Zhengfei was interviewed

Why are many Western companies failing now? Because the boards of directors of Western companies select people from all over the place. The people they select are very capable. They use leverage everywhere to make the products much bigger. If they can't sell, they lower the price, which may kill the company.

Therefore, we emphasize internal selection of leaders, including 30,000 foreign employees.

5G Technology Security Issues

When asked about the security threat posed by Huawei or 5G technology, Ren Zhengfei said, "If the United States and Australia don't understand that 5G is just an advanced tool and have security concerns, then it is best not to buy Huawei's 5G and related products and wait for experiments around the world to prove whether it is safe before buying. There is no need to be so anxious."

Ren Zhengfei believes that 5G is just a tool that will support the existence of artificial intelligence in the future, and the tool itself has no security issues. Second, the data of the tool will be gathered in the core network in the future, and the core network is in the hands of operators in sovereign countries. These operators operate on the territory of sovereign countries and are governed by the laws of sovereign countries. The law has the power to manage its data, so there is no fundamental security problem.

Previously, Ren Zhengfei said in an interview that 5G is just a small thing, and artificial intelligence is the biggest industry in the future. He hopes that there will not be a second entity list in the field of artificial intelligence. 5G is a base station, don't treat 5G as an atomic bomb. Some countries do not trust 5G and have various assumptions. In fact, technology is technology, technology is a tool, and all mankind should share the benefits brought by new technologies. Politics and technology should not be confused.