Smith replaces Adrian Perica in the M&A and corporate development role, though Perica remains at the company to oversee iCloud, News, and Fitness+. These shifts are the latest in a series of management changes implemented by Chief Executive Officer John Ternus to reorganize the company's dealmaking and services operations.
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Apple Promotes Carson Oliver to App Store VP
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Carson Oliver has been appointed to lead Apple's primary software distribution hub as the new vice president of the App Store. This promotion is part of a broader leadership reorganization that also sees longtime lieutenant Steve Smith take over as the company's chief for mergers and acquisitions, according to people familiar with the matter.
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