Apple’s Top Recruiter Heads to Citadel in Latest HR Upheaval
- Company’s VP of talent is leaving for HR role at hedge fund
- Carol Surface, Apple’s chief people officer, is also departing
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Apple Inc.’s top recruiting executive is leaving to become the chief people officer at investment firm Citadel, according to people with knowledge of the matter, marking another major departure for the iPhone maker’s tumultuous human resources team.
Sjoerd Gehring, a vice president who oversaw Apple talent management, immigration, recruiting and administration of its global HR team, is joining the Miami-based hedge fund next month, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the news hasn’t been shared publicly. Spokespeople for Citadel and Apple declined to comment.