Following the departure of Ron Johnson, Apple has reportedly promoted Steve Cano to the position of SVP of Retail, according to CultofMac.
According to our source, Apple is replacing Johnson with his long-time lieutenant, Steve Cano. It's a great promotion for Cano, who started with Apple ten years ago as the manager of the flagship Palo Alto store, Steve Jobs's local Apple Store.
Cano was previously tipped as a top candidate to fill Johnson's shoes by the Apple Retail Workers Union.
Cano joined Apple in 2001 as the manager of the Palo Alto store in California. He then moved to the SoHo store in New York and in 2004 became the manager of Apple's first overseas store in Tokyo, Japan. He later became regional director and then was named Apple's first Sr. Director of International Retail and moved to London, where he oversaw a the opening of new stores in Europe.
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According to our source, Apple is replacing Johnson with his long-time lieutenant, Steve Cano. It's a great promotion for Cano, who started with Apple ten years ago as the manager of the flagship Palo Alto store, Steve Jobs's local Apple Store.
Cano was previously tipped as a top candidate to fill Johnson's shoes by the Apple Retail Workers Union.
Cano joined Apple in 2001 as the manager of the Palo Alto store in California. He then moved to the SoHo store in New York and in 2004 became the manager of Apple's first overseas store in Tokyo, Japan. He later became regional director and then was named Apple's first Sr. Director of International Retail and moved to London, where he oversaw a the opening of new stores in Europe.
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