Angela Ahrendts to leave Apple in April after five years, as Apple names 30-year company veteran Deirdre O'Brien SVP of Retail + People reporting to Tim Cook
the jobs of two senior execs. Many employees were shocked. “It's an incredible amount of work,” this person said. Jack Nicas / @jacknicas : ICYMI: Angela Ahrendts, the former Burberry CEO, is departing Apple after five years as its retail chief. Ahrendts was among Apple's highest paid bosses during her tenure: 2018: $26.5M 2017: $24.2M 2016: $22.9M 2015: $25.8M 2014: $73.4M Not a bad gig. https://www.nytimes.com/... Alex Kantrowitz / @kantrowitz : The ho-hum reaction to @AngelaAhrendts impending departure from Apple understates how important she is to the company. She's beloved inside the company's retail org and will be hard to replace. Mark Gurman / @markgurman : Ahrendts' page is still there too (for now). pic.twitter.com/iYdfvgjAsh Carolina Milanesi / @caro_milanesi : The way I see it is that Angela improved the infrastructure of Apple Retail and now Deirdre can work on the day to day power to improve the experience. The one concern is of course the breadth of her role and how much she can dedicate to each part. Mike Silva / @mikesilva : She's leaving to spend more time with her fashion house, I'm guessing. It seemed like she was brought in to help make the Apple Watch as a legit fashion accessory case. A stretch that never really worked. Didn't need to either, it turns out. Post-hire options vested & out. Mark Gurman / @markgurman : Ahrendts is at least the sixth Apple Senior VP to leave their role since Tim Cook become CEO in 2011. https://twitter.com/...