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This is an archive article published on July 29, 2013

Apple8217;s Bob Mansfield no longer in exec team,moves to special projects

Mansfield has led development of a number of Apple devices,including MacBook Air laptop.

Apple Inc said on Sunday it will shift Bob Mansfield,senior vice president of technologies,out of its executive team to work on special projects.

Mansfield,who has led the development of a number of Apple devices including the popular MacBook Air laptop,had at one stage announced his plan to retire last year as head of hardware engineering but stayed on to lead Apple8217;s semiconductor and wireless teams.

Mansfield is the latest addition to Chief Executive Tim Cook8217;s 8220;special projects8221; team. In July,Cook hired a former chief executive of French luxury group Yves Saint Laurent,Paul Deneve,to work on special projects.

Last October,Cook overhauled his management team,pushing out the powerful head of the company8217;s mobile software products group.

 

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