It's another day and there's another report of a high-level departure at Apple. Today it's Apple's VP of Talent and Recruiting, Sjoerd Gehring, who is leaving for a new role at Citadel. Here's what it means for Apple.
New departure likely tied to Apple's exit from key role
Just two days ago, it was announced that Apple's first-ever chief people officer, Carol Surface, was leaving the company after a short 18-month tenure.
Today's departure of Apple's new VP of HR, Sjoerd Gehring, is almost certainly tied to that.
Why? Because Goering's new role at Citadel is chief human resources officer.
Mark Gurman writes in Bloomberg:
Apple Inc.'s top recruiter is leaving to take a job as chief human resources officer at investment firm Citadel, according to people familiar with the matter. It would be another major departure from the iPhone maker's turbulent talent team.
Sjoerd Gehring, a vice president who oversaw Apple's talent management, immigration, recruiting and administration of the global human resources team, will join a Miami-based hedge fund next month, the people said, asking not to be identified because the news has not been published.
Clearly, one domino has led to another. When Surface left Apple, the company announced that its head of retail, Deirdre O'Brien, would take over the job.
Gehring would likely have been at the top of Apple's list of candidates to become its new chief people officer, but the decision to leave meant his promotion prospects were diminished.
Apple has been going through an unprecedented series of leadership changes lately, including moves to its CFO, its head of procurement, its longtime hardware chief, and more.
What do you think of Apple's recent rash of departures? Let us know in the comments.
For further reading:
- Apple's first-ever 'chief people officer' leaves post after less than two years
- Apple procurement chief steps down after 24 years
- Apple engineering veteran Dan Riccio retires this month
- Apple announces imminent CFO transition, names successor Luca Maestri
- Apple's App Store VP leaves amid broader restructuring
