James Munn

James Munn currently serves as the Head of Global Operator & Business Development at Xiaomi Technology, a position held since September 2019. Prior to this role, Munn was the Chief Operating Officer at YEKANI TECHNOLOGY, where significant achievements included securing a strategic partnership for contract manufacturing of smartphones. Munn’s extensive career also includes a tenure as Vice President Sub Sahara at Qualcomm, where operations were established across multiple African countries, and as Vice President at Samsung Electronics, where the company's market share in South Africa was significantly increased. Earlier experience includes key positions at Ericsson, Panasonic, and Panasonic UK, honing expertise in mobile phone sales, marketing, and distribution. Munn holds two Bachelor's degrees in International Marketing from Greenwich University, UK.