HTC founder Wang takes over as CEO, predecessor Chou to lead product development

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp has appointed its founder Cher Wang as chief executive, the company said in a statement on Friday. HTC said Peter Chou, formerly the CEO, will focus on identifying future growth opportunities for the former contract electronics maker, which has struggled to create a strong consumer brand. Chou will lead product development at the company under the HTC Future Development Lab, it said. ...