Apple Names Browett to Lead Retail Business Amid Global Push
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Apple Inc. named the chief executive officer of the largest U.K. consumer-electronics retailer to run its stores, ending more than seven months of searching for an executive to oversee international expansion.
John Browett, 48, will start at Apple in April as senior vice president, the Cupertino, California-based company said in a statement today. The hiring marks the first outside senior-executive appointment by CEO Tim Cook. Browett replaces Ron Johnson, who left the world’s most valuable technology company last year to run JC Penney Co.