Submission + - Ex-U.K.Official Gets Huawei Cyber-Security Role (wsj.com)
pbahra writes: "BEIJING — Chinese telecommunications-equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co. said Monday it has hired a former chief information officer for the U.K. government as a cyber-security official, as the company faces continued scrutiny in developed markets where it aims to expand. Huawei has faced political obstacles to expansion in developed markets, especially in the U.S., over what critics call close ties to the Chinese government — something Huawei denies. John Suffolk, who will report to Huawei's secretive chief executive, Ren Zhengfei, will start as Huawei's first "global cyber security officer" on Oct. 1, the company said."