Senior iCloud product manager John Herbold leaves Apple

John Herbold, a senior product manager for Apple's iCloud service, has updated his LinkedIn profile to show that he's no longer with the company in Cupertino. Herbold's LinkedIn now shows that he works for a company called HealthTeacher, and his work at Apple is in the past. He also says that working with Apple "was a great privilege. Now I get to take that experience and apply it to the enormous challenge of materially improving youth health."

Herbold is only the latest in a growing line of big Apple executive exits, including Bertrand Serlet a little while ago, and Ron Johnson from the company's retail division. Still, for a company as big as Apple, all of these exits are likely just more indicative of usual turnover rather than a motivated mass exodus.

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Source: http://9to5mac.com/2011/06/21/76354/

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Patrick

Trust me, there is more than one way to leave a company. Maybe John wasn't toeing the company line and was asked to leave...

June 22 2011 at 1:10 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

ktracy2k

Everyone keeps making statements about the apple conditions. I think it goes back more of the loyalty to steve jobs and his exit from the company that has people leaving. Would you have stayed with microsoft when they promoted steve ballmer or look for greener pastures. Same thing with Tim Cook he doesn't have the charisma. Ive should take the lead no question but it looks like Cook has the go ahead.

June 22 2011 at 7:29 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Aaron Brown

1. This guy was a project manager, not exactly the same caliber as Serlet and Johnson who were both VP's.

2. Jobs is not exactly gone. From what I've read he is still very much involved, just not on campus day-to-day.

3. Ive is a design guy, wouldn't make sense for administration and running the company.

June 22 2011 at 8:35 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Kelmon

That's a little worrying. I find it hard to believe that anyone who feels that they have done a good job on bringing a product/service to market would leave the company before said product/service is released, particularly when the release is so close. It is possible that with the iCloud introduction winding down he identified a "new challenge" that wouldn't be around for long but I confess to being suspicious.

June 22 2011 at 3:29 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Robert W Ahrens

Perhaps he just got a better offer. Apple is notorious for demanding long hours and hard work prior to a release like this, and it's possible that his family life just wasn't up to it. Or he got an offer for a better salary, and saw no prospect for promotion at Apple to beat it. With his experience and a good reference, he can most likely write his own ticket to a better bottom line, I'd say.

June 22 2011 at 2:33 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply