Apple Hires Former Amazon Devices CTO for Software Role

The Apple Inc. logo is displayed at the Upper West Side Apple store in New York, U.S., on Sunday, July 20, 2014. Apple Inc. is expected to release earnings data on July 22.Photographer: Michael Nagle
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Apple Inc. said it has hired technology executive Jon McCormack as a vice president working on software.

McCormack previously led software for HP Inc., according to his LinkedIn profile. Before that, he was an executive in Google’s Advanced Technology and Products group. He spent several years at Amazon.com Inc. as chief technology officer of the devices group and a vice president of software for Kindle gadgets. Alongside his tech work, McCormack co-founded an organization that helps operate schools in Kenya.