Secretive Startup Magic Leap Loses Top Marketing Executive

  • Brian Wallace, a veteran of Google and Samsung, recently left
  • Departure comes before company releases its anticipated device

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Magic Leap Inc., a secretive augmented reality startup with a massive funding warchest, lost its top marketing executive before the company has even brought its first product to market.

Brian Wallace, a veteran smartphone executive with previous stints at BlackBerry Ltd., Samsung Electronics Co. and Google, left Magic Leap in October, the company confirmed. The startup made waves when it brought Wallace on in April 2014, after closing a $50 million venture capital round.