“Ex-Apple public relations maven Natalie Kerris is departing her position as the vice president of communications of microblogging service Twitter after only six months in the role, for unknown reasons,” Mike Wuerthele reports for AppleInsider.
Wuerthele reports, “‘During her time leading communications at Twitter, Natalie helped us share the Twitter story with the world,’ the social networking service said in a statement, confirming Kerris’ departure. ‘We are grateful for her energy and enthusiasm and the impact she’s had, even in this short time.'”
“Shortly after Steve Dowling was named as Apple’s head of public relations, Kerris retired from Apple in April 2015, after 14 years of service,” Wuerthele reports. “Kerris was hired in February by Twitter, after founder Jack Dorsey’s return to the company.”
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MacDailyNews Take: On the face of it, this doesn’t reflect well on struggling Twitter.
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