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Samsung replaces top mobile exec as sales dwindle amid competition

Phone shipments tipped to fall further as Apple, Xiaomi and Huawei put the squeeze on

Published Tue, Dec 1, 2015 · 09:50 PM
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SAMSUNG Electronics Co replaced the executive overseeing its mobile phone business as the company tries to protect a dwindling sales lead against Apple Inc and Chinese makers.

Koh Dong Jin, who helped develop the latest Galaxy S6 and Galaxy Note 5 devices, takes over as president of the mobile communications business as Samsung heads toward its lowest profit in four years.

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