Apple’s App Store Head to Leave in Reorganization Amid Global Scrutiny
- Veteran Apple executive Matt Fischer to exit in October
- Company makes changes in response to regulatory pressure
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Apple Inc.’s head of the App Store is leaving as part of a reorganization of the lucrative division, which has drawn regulatory scrutiny over concerns it wields too much power in the mobile software market.
Matt Fischer, a vice president who has run the App Store business since 2010, is leaving the iPhone maker in October, according to people with knowledge of the matter, who declined to be identified because the changes haven’t been announced. The App Store group is being split into two teams: one overseeing Apple’s own store and another responsible for alternative app distribution.