“A sizable amount of Apple senior executives have left the company this year, with the latest being Apple’s Vice President of Global Security,” Mark Gurman reports for 9to5Mac.
“We’ve heard that John Theriault, the company’s head of security operations, has left the company following the controversial lost iPhone 4S investigation earlier this year,” Gurman reports. “Theriault was responsible for all of the Apple’s security operations and led an anti-counterfeit team in 2008 in a fight against China’s growing counterfeit product market. According to Fortune‘s Apple top executive organization chart, Theriault reported to Apple Senior Vice President and General Counsel Bruce Sewell.”
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Edward Weber” for the heads up.]
Apple has lost five or six executives, but that’s nothing too unusual. When a company is performing phenomenally, other companies come hunting for talent.
Good. This guy’s head needed to roll. The incident with Apple security guys showing up at a guy’s house to participate in a police search is unconscionable.
I’m disappointed that 9to5Mac soft-peddled the story by framing it with an “Executive Exodus” story. It’s disingenous because the others left for other opportunities (or retired); Theriault is obviously being shown the door.
“sizeable number”?
Fuck these rumour mongering drama queens.