Head of Apple's Retail Engineering departs after 10 years

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The Head of Engineering for Apple Retail is leaving the company after 10 years.
Diogo Rau is joining Eli Lilly & Co to take the role of Senior Vice President.
It is unclear who is going to take his place at Apple.

Diogu Rau, the Head of Engineering for Apple Retail, has announced on his LinkedIn that he will be leaving the company after 10 years. During his time with Apple, he led the development and implementation of technology that supports the Apple Online Store and Apple retail stores, including the e-commerce platform, mobile point of sale, the Apple Store App, as well as the systems used by store employees.

Rau first joined Apple back in April 2011. During his time with Apple, he helped Apple’s retail store’s expand astronomically and aided towards giving them the identity we know today - whilst also strengthening their entire retail presence around the globe. Apple Stores now serve as a community hub as well as a retail outlet where Apple’s customers feel right at home.

In his statement, Rau said that he will be taking the role of Senior Vice President and digital officer at Eli Lilly & Co, a pharmaceutical company based in the United States. The company is ranked 123rd on the 2019 Fortune 500, producing drugs like Prozac, Dolophine, Cymbalta and Zyprexa.

Rau Wrote:

After 10 amazing years, I am departing Apple to join Eli Lilly. To all my colleagues at Apple, it has been a privilege to work with you. You set the standard for the retail industry. To all my colleagues at Lilly I haven't yet met, I can't wait to start our adventure together.

New: Lilly will welcome Diogo Rau as senior vice president and chief information and digital officer. Learn more about Diogo: https://t.co/gP6TRXBoc3 #WeAreLilly pic.twitter.com/G4PIKNVl7x

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Statement from Eli Lilly & Co:

We are excited to welcome Diogo as the new leader of Lilly's information technology and digital capabilities … Diogo's expertise and leadership roles at Apple, along with his extensive experience in guiding technology strategy, will be invaluable to Lilly as we change how we discover, develop, manufacture and commercialize innovative new medicines to meet the increasing expectations of patients, physicians, and health care systems.

Apple is yet to comment on a replacement for the role.

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Published to Apple Scoop on 14th April, 2021.