Cupertino, Ca., USA - October 30, 2012, Cupertino, Ca., USA - Apple Inc. announced executive management changes across several key divisions.
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Scott Forstall will be leaving Apple next year and will serve as an advisor to CEO Tim Cook in the interim.
Mr. Forstall came to Apple from NeXT when it was purchased by Apple in 1997 and is one of the original architects of the Mac OS X operating system as well as the Aqua user interface.
He was promoted to Senior Director in January 2003.
In 2006 he became responsible for Mac OS X releases before being named Senior Vice President of iPhone Software.
Mr. Forstall graduated at Stanford University with a degree in symbolic systems, and he received his Master's Degree in computer science, also from Stanford.
The company also announced that John Browett is leaving Apple.
Mr. Browett is Apple's senior vice president of retail and he serves on the company's executive team and oversees Apple's retail strategy and the continued expansion of Apple retail stores around the world.
He joined Apple in April 2012 from European technology retailer Dixons Retail, where he was CEO since 2007.
Prior to joining Dixons Retail, Mr. Browett held a series of executive positions at Tesco plc including CEO of Tesco.com.
Earlier in his career he advised retail and consumer goods clients at Boston Consulting Group.
He holds a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University and an MBA from Wharton Business School.
The company also announced that Craig Federighi will lead both iOS and OS X.
Mr. Federighi is currently Apple's senior vice president of Software Engineering.
He returned to Apple three years ago to lead Mac OS X engineering, working on a number of major software releases.
Prior to his return, he worked at NeXT, followed by Apple, and then spent a decade at Ariba where he held several roles including chief technology officer.
Mr. Federighi holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley.
The company also announced that Bob Mansfield will lead a new group, Technologies, which combines all of Apple’s wireless teams across the company in one organization.
Mr. Mansfield joined Apple in 1999 to oversee the team that has delivered dozens of breakthrough Mac products including the MacBook Air and the all-in-one iMac line.
Prior to joining Apple, he was vice president of Engineering at Raycer Graphics, which Apple acquired in 1999.
Previously, he was a senior director at SGI, responsible for the development of various microprocessor designs.
Mr. Mansfield earned a BSEE degree from The University of Texas at Austin in 1982. ■