Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts is leaving in April

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Apple’s retail leader, Angela Ahrendts, will leave the company in April, Apple announced this afternoon. Ahrendts joined Apple in spring 2014, coming over from her position as CEO of Burberry to serve as head of retail.

Apple’s current human resources leader, Deirdre O’Brien, will take over the company’s retail and online store operations. O’Brien will continue to lead Apple’s HR team as well. She’s been at the company for three decades.

Interestingly, Apple has already added O’Brien to its executive leadership page as the company’s head of retail — suggesting that Ahrendts may be stepping down immediately. Apple’s press release can be interpreted that way as well.


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