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Apple’s top iPod gun to depart; Jobs succession gets murkier
Between the Lines — ... Updated : Tony Fadell, the senior vice president in charge of Apple’s iPod division, is leaving the company to be replaced by Mark Papermaster, a former Big Blue executive who is being sued by IBM over a non-compete clause. The move ( statement ), first reported by the ...

The Papermaster joins Apple as Senior Vice President of Devices Hardware Engineering
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — ... He's going to be in charge of Apple’s iPod® and iPhone™ hardware.  I guess that is more fun than blade servers.  From Apple: ...

Two Apple VPs exit to -- you guessed it -- spend more time with family
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... According to a press release issued by Apple this morning, two Apple vice presidents are leaving the company for personal reasons, "as they devote more time to their young family." ...

iPod VP Tony Fadell is out, and the Papermaster is in
MacUser — In a sudden, surprising move, the Wall Street Journal and Reuters are both reporting that Tony Fadell (yes, that Tony Fadell), the now former senior VP of the iPod Division, is leaving the company. Apple has now confirmed the move, and the fact that Fadell will be replaced by Mark Papermaster who recently left IBM, triggering a lawsuit from Big Blue. Papermaster’s title is senior vice president of Devices Engineering, which is in charge of the hardware for both the iPod and iPhone. Reports the WSJ: ...

IBM executive jumps ship for Apple
p2pnet news — ... Papermaster, formerly in charge of its blade server business, is joining Apple, “as senior vice president of Devices Hardware Engineering, reporting to Apple CEO Steve Jobs,” says Apple today. ...

“Father of the iPod” Departs Apple
Technologizer — We usually don’t cover executive comings and goings here at Technologizer, but this onee merits a mention: Apple Senior Vice President Tony Fadell has left full-time work at Apple and will be an advisor to the company . Fadell was not only the head of the company’s iPod division, but the guy who came up with the idea of the iPod in the first place. In fact, the former Philips employee–anyone remember Philips PDAs such as the ...

Briefly: Apple Issues Press Release Announcing Papermaster’s Arrival
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News — ... contributions to Apple over the past eight years. We’re sorry to see Dani go, and are looking forward to working with Tony in his new capacity.” Papermaster has a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Texas, and Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Vermont in 1988. He is active with the University of Texas where he is a member of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Advisory Council. Read - Apple Press Release

iPod Creator Tony Fadell Abandons His Children [IPod]
Gizmodo — ... (along with former Apple hardware chief of engineering Jon Rubinstein). Fadell, who took over the iPod division from Rubinstein in 2006, is leaving his position to take a "reduced role" as an advisor to Steve Jobs. ...

iPod Creator Tony Fadell Abandons His Children, IBM Chip Guy New Head of Devices [IPod]
Gizmodo — ... (along with former Apple hardware chief of engineering Jon Rubinstein). Fadell, who took over the iPod division from Rubinstein in 2006, is leaving his position to take a "reduced role" as an advisor to Steve Jobs. ...

Get yer Apple blade servers, right here?
Coop's Corner — For at least a few minutes in the daily spin cycle, the news about Mark Papermaster and Tony Fadell topped the interest in the fate of those two other guys attracting lots of attention today. Since Apple's preferred mode of communicating with the rest of humanity is via the issuance of press releases, we're only left to speculate about the cosmic import of what is, on the surface, a big event in the company's recent history. The company confirmed that Mark Papermaster, who had been a vice president at IBM, who will join Apple as senior vice president of devices, responsible ...

Apple iPod chief votes for change
GMSV — ... — is quitting as Apple’s senior VP of the iPod Division to spend more time with his young family. And in a remarkable coincidence, his wife, Danielle Lambert, Apple’s vice president of human resources, is doing the same thing. Fadell won’t be completely out of touch, retaining a position as “advisor to the CEO.” Taking the helm of the iPod and iPhone engineering teams will be former IBM executive Mark Papermaster. Or maybe not. IBM ...

Odd timing for big Apple news
Docu-Drama — ... Let’s see. An  historic presidential election is coming to a climax with a surge of voters causing long lines at polling places. The nation, even the world, shivers with anticipation over the results. Good time to release significant pieces of personnel news? That’s what Apple did this morning by posting a press releas e announcing the hiring of an ex-IBM vice president, Mark Papermaster, to head up its devices hardware engineering division. The news had actually been ...

New Apple iPod chief steps in
SlashGear — ... Up until today, Tony Fadell was the head of the iPod division over at Apple. In fact, he’s the guy that brought the whole iPod idea to the Mac factory to begin with. But now, Fadell is leaving for personal reasons and he is set to be replaced by Mark Papermaster. ...

Apple's Core Could Soon Include In-House Chips
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... Recruited by Apple on Tuesday, Papermaster will be serving as senior vice president of Devices Hardware Engineering, reporting directly to Steve Jobs. ...

The Papermaster chronicles: An Apple vs. IBM timeline
Brainstorm Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine » Apple 2.0 — ... breaks the story, Apple issues a press release announcing that Papermaster had been named senior VP of devices hardware engineering to lead the iPod and iPhone division, the job formerly held by Tony Fadell (see ...

Juiz obriga ex-IBM Mark Papermaster a cancelar sua contratação na Apple
BLOG.MACMAGAZINE — ... podíamos esperar! O juiz Kenneth Karas do U.S. District de White Plains, em Nova York, determinou ainda ontem à noite que o ex-funcionário da IBM, Mark Papermaster, deve “cancelar imediatamente sua contratação com a Apple Inc. até ordens posteriores desta corte.” A notícia certamente deve ter caído como uma bomba em Cupertino — e eu duvido que o caso acabe tão cedo. A página sobre o executivo no site da Apple já foi retirada do ar, apesar do press release de anúncio permanecer online. Papermaster insiste que, nos 25 anos ...

Judge tells Apple exec to stop work
The Apple Core — ... The court of public opinion is now in session. On 4 November 2008 Apple hired IBM PowerPC expert Mark Papermaster to replace Tony Fadell, its outgoing SVP of the iPod division. Papermaster accepted the position as Apple’s senior vice president of Devices Hardware Engineering after a 25 year stint at IBM. Reuters ...

Mark Papermaster’s Bio Removed From Apple’s Website
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News — ... personal biography from their website, primarily in part to comply with a recent ruling in which Papermaster’s new position at Apple, has been put on hold. Cnet continues to explain that this is likely due to a recent injunction delaying Papermaster from officially taking his new position with Apple. The press release Apple issued announcing Tony Fadell’s departure, and Mark Papermaster’s arrival can still be found here. Google cache currently has a version of the biography from Apple’s ...

Steve Jobs Sums Up IBM Battle With One Finger
iPhone Savior — ... IBM and Apple are currently locked in a heated battle over the hiring of IBM's Mark Papermaster yanked from IBM to replace longtime iPod Chief Tony Fadell as senior vice president of Devices Hardware Engineering at Apple. A District Court judge in White Plains, N.Y., has ordered former IBM executive Mark Papermaster to immediately cease working for Apple, Inc. All of this drama because of the possible violation of a non-compete agreement Papermaster has with IBM, preventing him from working for a competitor for the period of one year. Papermaster ...

Mark Papermaster erased from existance on Apple web page
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — ... has been removed from the executive bios on Apple's webpage.  Fear not, the Papermaster lives on in Apple's PR section.  Screenshot of the removed bio is below to live on in perpetuity: ...

★ Executive Scuttlebutt
Daring Fireball — ... The first thing worth noting is that Papermaster was not hired to take the exact same job that Fadell held. Papermaster’s job is a superset of Fadell’s. It’s right there in the press release Apple issued a week ago — Fadell’s title was “senior vice president of the iPod Division”, Papermaster’s title is “senior vice president of Devices Hardware Engineering”. The PR describes Papermaster’s responsibilities: ...

IBM Posts $3M Bond To Put Papermaster On Hold
Cult of Mac — ... Along with granting the preliminary injunction, the New York judge required IBM to post a $3 million security bond to ensure any losses by Papermaster while the court challenge is underway. Before the injunction, Apple had announced Papermaster’s hiring and set a salary. ...

IBM settles; Papermaster to join Apple in April
Brainstorm Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine » Apple 2.0 — ... the hottest story in technology — a bi-coastal drama that pitted one of the world’s largest and most established computer companies against one of the brashest. The case involved Steve Jobs’ decision to hire Mark Papermaster, a 25-year IBM veteran, to replace Tony Fadell as head of the iPod/iPhone division. (Fadell, once considered a rising star in Cupertino, was said to be stepping down to devote more time to his family, according to Apple’s press release.) IBM complained loudly and litigiously, arguing in a 10-page complaint filed ...

IBM keeps choke-hold on Apple's Papermaster, until October 24
TG Daily - All News — Chicago (IL) - IBM will keep a very close eye on Mark Papermaster, its ex-top executive and Apple's new chief of iPod and iPhone hardware development. New court filing reveal that the two signed a declaration which legally binds Papermaster to check in with IBM's legal counsel whenever he's unsure if anything about his new job at Apple might clash with IBM's trade secrets. In addition, Papermaster is required to sign and deliver two such declarations in July and October and repeat, under penalty or perjury, that he has not violated a non-compete agreement with IBM. These ...