Although Mark Papermaster begins working for Apple in April, his ties with former employer IBM will continue. The former IBM executive is required to legally declare he hasn’t used insider information as part of his new job heading Apple’s iPhone and iPod design team, reports said Wednesday.
Papermaster, who battled IBM in court to join Apple, must submit declarations that he has not disclosed information he obtained while at IBM. Apple said Tuesday Papermaster will start as the senior vice president of devices hardware engineering April 24.
He must submit the declarations in July and October.
IBM Vice President and Assistant Legal Counsel Ron Lauderdale must be consulted should Papermaster have any questions whether his work at Apple might violate the agreement, according to Apple Insider. IBM promised Lauderdale’s decisions will be made “promptly, reasonably, and in good faith,” according to the agreement filed.
The agreement, reach last Friday, runs through October, one year after Papermaster left IBM.
