Mark Papermaster, the former IBM executive at the center of a legal battle, will begin work April 24 as Apple’s senior vice president of devices hardware engineering.
In an announcement, Apple said “the litigation between IBM and Mark Papermaster has been resolved.” The company said Papermaster would lead Apple’s iPhone and iPod development efforts.
Papermaster had sued his former employer after IBM had asked a court to halt him joining Apple. The technology company had argued the new employment would violated a prior agreement not to work for a rival.
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