Katherine Adams is Apple's new general counsel and SVPBruce Sewell is retiring and Katherine Adams is taking over as Apple's new head of legal.
Katherine Adams, formerly of Honeywell, is joining Apple as general counsel and senior vice president of Legal and Global Security. Bruce Sewell, who saw Apple through its legal battles with Samsung, among others, and its standoff with the FBI, will be retiring after 8 years with the company.
From Apple:
"We are thrilled to welcome Kate to our team. She's a seasoned leader with outstanding judgment and that has worked on a wide variety of legal cases globally. Throughout her career she's also been an advocate on many of the values we at Apple hold dear," said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. "Bruce has our best wishes for his retirement, after eight years of dedicated service to Apple and a tremendously successful career. He has tirelessly defended our IP, our customers' right to privacy and our values. Bruce has set a new standard for general counsels, and I am proud to have worked with him and pro...
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Katherine Adams is Apple's new general counsel and SVP
