“From outside Apple, new retail chief Deirdre O’Brien appears to have been a low-profile executive,” William Gallagher reports for AppleInsider. “But, she’s spent three decades at the center of Apple’s operations, personnel and sales.”
“Officially, Angela Ahrendts remains Apple’s senior vice president of retail until April but her successor, Deirdre O’Brien, has already taken up the new post of senior vice president of People + Retail,” Gallagher reports. “It’s a role that has immediately made her one of Apple’s highest profile executives, directly and visibly in charge of the online store, 506 retail outlets and some 70,000 staff.”
“Cook also said that O’Brien has been directly involved in every major Apple launch of the last 20 years,” Gallagher reports. “She’s also an insider, she’s someone who has not worked outside Apple. That has to give her advantages over her predecessors like Angela Ahrendts who came into Apple from fashion and John Browett who arrived from the UK’s Dixons electronics stores.”
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MacDailyNews Take: Under O’Brien’s guidance, may Apple Stores become even more enjoyable to visit than they were at their establishment!
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“She’s also an insider, she’s someone who has not worked outside Apple. That has to give her advantages over her predecessors”
How does that work?
As an insider, she comes in knowing the system, knowing the people, knowing the culture. Minimal ramp-up time learning the ropes. Those are clear advantages.
Of course there can be disadvantages as well, but I would imagine that someone who’s been at Apple for 30 years, isn’t all that likely to exit after a few years in the new position. And if she has distinguished herself in the organization until now, she should be rewarded with more opportunities.
When Johnson left, Apple should have hired from within…..Retail hacks from outside don’t get Apple.
Having had years of direct contact with Steve Jobs, she knows well the verve and vigor from which he led. This direct experience, assumably, frames her paradigm like no education or any other professional work experience can.
This is the 3rd Retail head appointed by Cook, whether she’s the charm or not, she’s the most concretely equipped to lead the with the Apple mindset.
Deirdre (Big Chin) O’Brien. She looks like an Annunaki from Planet X.
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