Apple Sales Executive Leaves for Role at Defense Department
- Doug Beck will oversee agency’s Defense Innovation Unit
- The move extends wave of recent executive departures at Apple
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Apple Inc. sales executive Doug Beck is leaving the iPhone maker for a senior role at the US Defense Department, extending a wave of key departures at the company.
Beck will lead the Defense Innovation Unit, which promotes the use of commercial technology within the military. He also will advise Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on technology strategy, the department said in a statement on Tuesday.