Senior Huawei Canada executive Scott Bradley has stepped down

Huawei Canada’s vice president of corporate affairs Scott Bradley has reportedly stepped down from his position with the company.

According to a January 11th, 2019 Reuters report — citing an internal Huawei memo written by company president Eric Li —  Bradley will continue to serve as a special advisor to the company “as required.”

“We are saddened to see him leave but grateful for the tireless work he has put in to help us grow our brand and public image, and build various relationships with government,” wrote Li, in a copy of the internal memo sent to MobileSyrup by Huawei Canada director of corporate affairs Jake Enwright.

“We are extremely grateful for his contributions to Huawei Canada during the past seven and a half years and I personally want to take this opportunity to thank him for the dedication and valuable support he has provided to me during the time we worked together. Scott will continue to assist us, as required, as a Special Advisor.”

A graduate of both the University of Western Ontario and Queen’s University, Bradley served Huawei Canada’s vice president of corporate affairs from 2011 until his departure today.

Bradley’s departure from the company’s comes in the wake of increased scrutiny levied against the Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturer, particularly in regards to the company’s connection with the government of the People’s Republic of China and concerns about espionage.

A Huawei executive was most recently arrested in Poland on January 11th, 2019 on charges of spying for China, according to CNN.

The executive’s arrest follows the arrest of Huawei’s global chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, who was arrested in Vancouver in December 2018.

Meng was granted bail a few-days-later following fraud charges.

According to the Globe and Mail, Bradley used a separate memo to explain that his departure was “not a sudden decision but rather an understanding over the past year-and-a-half that at some point, I would be moving on from a formal role with the company.”

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