Xiaomi India’s Deepak Nakra joins Realme as sales head

Xiaomi India’s sales head for brick-and-mortar trade Deepak Nakra has put in his papers and joined rival Realme India as its overall sales head.

Nakra’s Linkedin profile confirmed the move. This comes at a time when Realme has gained significant share in online smartphone sales and emerging as the biggest threat to Xiaomi, Samsung, Oppo and Vivo.

Realme has plans to foray into offline trade and set up company-owned stores through foreign direct investment (FDI) in single brand retail under the automatic route. Nakra is likely to lead on that front, an industry executive said.