It’s been a busy week in tech headlines with hellos and goodbyes. Let’s look at this week’s tech execs on the move.
From the Apple (News 
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According to the news report, Christie leaves after an alleged altercation with Apple’s Jonathan Ive, senior vice president of design. Christie has been with Apple for quite some time, and under Tim Cook as CEO, this isn’t the last change we’ll likely see, as there have been several evolutions since Cook took over.
What does this mean for Apple’s design team and how will this affect its future? Read the full report to uncover speculations.
Vonage is looking like it will get a new CEO by the end of this year. The company’s current CEO, Marc Lefar (News - Alert), will resign due to “personal reasons,” leaving the seat vacant with no new names coming out of the hat just yet.
Lefar joined Vonage as the Chief Executive Officer in July 2008 and plans to help the company find the right person for the role.
Learn more about Lefar’s role at Vonage and what is expected to happen in the future via the full report.
Glopoint saw two new board member nominations this week, James H. Cohen and Patrick Lombardi, both of whom are anticipated to grow Glowpoint’s (News - Alert) mark in video collaboration.
Two previous board members of Glowpoint have resigned; Jon DeLuca and Grant Dawson. The two new nominees are expected to fill these seats.
"On behalf of Glowpoint and the entire Board I want to express our appreciation for Jon's and Grant's service to the Company. Their contributions have been highly valued, and I wish them the very best in future endeavors. I am pleased to welcome Jim and Pat to the Board of Directors and believe they bring a valuable perspective to both the Company and shareholders alike," said Peter Holst, CEO and president of Glowpoint.
Hear more about Glowpoint’s future for its board of directors from the full report.
TokBox (News - Alert) said hello to its new CEO as its old CEO moved into another position.
According to the report, “Scott Lomond—formerly the company's vice president of marketing and business development—would step into the CEO slot, while the company's current CEO, Ian Small, would instead be chairman of the board, carrying on with his CEO duties and position at Telefonica (News - Alert).”
““Scott has demonstrated an amazing talent for working with customers to leverage our OpenTok technology to deliver compelling, real-time video experiences online and in mobile applications. I look forward to supporting Scott as he leads the TokBox team, continuing to set the pace for native WebRTC during an exciting time of innovation and growth in the industry. I would also like to commend Badri on his expanded role as TokBox CTO, where he can continue to apply his industry leading technical expertise, which has been essential to the award-winning features and quality of our OpenTok platform,” said Ian Small.
Learn more from the full report.
Here are some other tech execs on the move headlines for this week:
