Samsung Electronics has announced personnel changes on its website. Hubert Lee, who previously served as director of design at Mercedes-Benz, will now be responsible for the development of flagship smartphones.

At Samsung, Lee will serve as executive vice president. He will also lead the Mobile eXperience Design Team. This department is responsible for designing the flagship devices of the Galaxy line. It’s not just about smartphones, but also about tablets, smartwatches on wireless headphones.

The company notes that Lee has a “unique and progressive worldview” that will help shape the appearance of Galaxy devices.

Earlier, Samsung presented a new feature Maintenance Mode. It will allow you to protect the data of the owner of the smartphone when he submits the gadget for repair.

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