Huawei Communications VP Joe Kelly Passes Away At 55
SHENZHEN, CHINA: Joe Kelly, global VP of corporate communications for Chinese technology giant Huawei, has reportedly died at age 55.
The Donegal, Ireland, native spent the last eight years
working at the company's headquarters in Shenzhen, China, where he lived with
his wife and two sons, according to Irish media reports.
"Vice president of international media affairs at
Huawei, Joe was an experienced member of the team who was hugely respected
across the company," a Huawei colleague told the Irish Independent.
"He will be greatly missed, and we send our deepest condolences to Joe’s
family, whom we will do all we can to help through this very difficult time.”
In recent years, Kelly was criticized for leading Huawei's
response to claims by the U.S. government that the company’s technology could
be used for spying on behalf of China. With a specialty in crisis management,
Kelly thrived amid controversial stories.
"Nobody wants to be in the middle of a non-story,"
he told The Irish Times in a 2019 interview. "I don’t remember a time when
I was happier."
Prior to Huawei, Kelly worked in communications roles for
BT, Marconi and Xerox.
A former journalist, Kelly graduated with a media studies
degree from the University of Ulster and worked in London at business and
technology publications before moving to corporate communications.
Funeral details have not been finalized yet.
In addition to his wife and sons, Kelly is survived by his
twin brother, two sisters and two younger brothers.
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