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Apple's senior director of Worldwide Corporate Communications, Natalie Kerris, officially announced her retirement from the company via a Twitter post on Wednesday, bringing to an end a 14-year stint.
In her LinkedIn profile Kerris notes that she has overseen PR efforts for a variety of Apple products, including iPhones, iPods, iPads, iTunes, and the MacBook Air. In more recent times, she helped with marketing for Apple Pay and the Apple Watch.
"After 14 amazing years at Apple," she wrote on Twitter, "it's time to move on and see what adventures life holds for me next!"
In all, Kerris has over 25 years of work experience. This includes time with companies such as BMW, Claris, HP, Deutsche Telekom, and Netscape. Claris was a software developer spun off from Apple in 1987. It transformed into FileMaker in 1998, and is still under the Apple umbrella.
It's not clear where Kerris may be headed, as even her LinkedIn account still lists her at Apple. At one point she was a possible candidate to replace former Communications vice president Katie Cotton, but last week that role was handed to interim replacement Steve Dowling.
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I can't even imagine how much her job at apple has grown in complexity and scale over the last 14 years. That she rode it out this long is amazing! I hope she isn't leaving because she was passed over for Cotton's old position.
At one point she was possible candidate to replace former Communications vice president Katie Cotton, but last week that role was handed to interim replacement Steve Dowling.
There indeed may be the problem/reason.
[quote name="BuzDots" url="/t/185918/longtime-apple-pr-director-natalie-kerris-announces-retirement#post_2713963"]There indeed may be the problem/reason. [/quote] Or maybe after 14 years she decided she wanted to do something else. 14 years is a long time to be with one company.
...and she undoubtedly has a sweet honeypot of Apple shares to help her enjoy her journey.
Thank you Natalie for a job well done. Enjoy whatever comes next.