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Adobe chief technology officer Kevin Lynch to join Apple

Kevin Lynch, who joined Adobe in 2005 through its acquisition of Macromedia, will be Apple's vice president of technology.

FP Archives|Mar 20, 2013, 14:50:14 IST

Apple Inc has snagged Adobe System's chief technology officer, Kevin Lynch, who oversees the software maker's technology research and experience design teams with a focus on cloud and social computing.

Lynch, who joined Adobe in 2005 through its acquisition of Macromedia, will be Apple's vice president of technology. He will report to Bob Mansfield, Apple's senior vice president of technology, who leads the California gadget giant's wireless and semiconductor team, Apple said on Tuesday.

[caption id="attachment_668392" align="alignleft" width="380"] Apple logo is seen in this file photo. AP[/caption]

Adobe said earlier that Lynch will leave the company effective 22 March and that it would not be filling the CTO position.

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