Apple Hires Samsung Executive to Lead South Korea Business

referring to Apple Inc. hired a new leader for its business in South Korea, house to its biggest elect and a country where the iPhone producer has struggled with regulators. Brandon Yoon, a veteran MSFT Corp. executive and generality soon a vice president at Samsung Electronics Co., joined this 30 days as general manager of Apple Korea, according to his LinkedIn profile. In the days leading up to the iPhone X launch final year, Apple's offices in Seoul were raided with authorities. More recently, the Korea Herald announced which Apple can face sansictions in Korea over pushing iPhone marketing costs on to telecom partners in the country. In 2012, Apple fired its Korea head amid slow iPhone discounds in the region.

Senior executives won't take stand at Apple v. Samsung experience in May

Next month, Apple going to still its pursuit of hundreds of mn of dollars in damages from Samsung as fraction of a protracted patent infringement status dating back to 2011. Unlike the original trial, however, the companies are saving their respective highest brass off the stand. According to witness lists filed with the unite states territory court of law for the Northern territory of California final week, the highest ranking Apple executive determine to appear in court of law is Greg Joswiak , VP of output marketing. Denison going to talk about related issues, particularly Samsung device repairability, "holistic design," user response to Samsung products and the wider phone market.Richard Howarth, senior director of the Apple Design Team, is too Guessed to make an appearance at the trial, where he going to offer testimony on the company's design process. Apple, meanwhile, going to seek to evidence Samsung's infringement of certain iPhone features is worthy of a further traditional view of article of manufacture.

Apple hires the previous vice president of Samsung to tackle Korea

as declared in AppleApple has appointed a new leader for its business in South Korea, the house of its biggest rival, Samsung. Former Samsung Corporate Vice President Brandon Yoon has left his post to join the iPhone producer at its South Korea office this month, his LinkedIn profile reveals. He was in charge of digital strategies at Samsung, his LinkedIn page says, while he'll be acting as general manager at Apple. Yoon, too a MSFT veteran with over a decade's experience, has his work cut out for him at Apple South Korea, that only unlocked its premier store in the country in January. Samsung has declined to comment on Yoon's move.

Apple execs Greg Joswiak, Richard Howarth & others to testify in Samsung patent damages retrial

Apple and Samsung are determine to face off in another damages retrial following 30 days as fraction of their ongoing legal battle. CNET reports which Joswiak going to talk about Apple's marketing strategy, touching on how important design patents are for the company's devices. Furthermore, Richard Howarth, a senior director on Apple's Design Team, going to testify about the company's design process, the patents in question, other designs considered with the company, and more. Apple told she may testify about icon and consumer interface graphics design, as well as 1 of the patents in question in the case. The retrial going to tackle how much Samsung owes for its infringing upon 3 Apple design patents.