Apple’s Cloud Chief to Leave, Adding to Wave of Departures
- Michael Abbott oversees all of Apple’s cloud-related products
- Executive set to depart in April, iTunes creator will succeed
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Apple Inc.’s top executive in charge of cloud initiatives, including iCloud and the infrastructure for services like iMessage and FaceTime, is leaving the company, adding to a wave of recent departures.
The executive, Michael Abbott, is stepping down in April, according to people with knowledge of the matter, who asked not to be identified because the move isn’t public. Abbott will be the second top lieutenant to services chief Eddy Cue to leave this year, joining a growing list of company vice presidents who have departed the iPhone maker in late 2022 and early 2023.