Google Hires Apple’s Senior Product Quality Executive for ‘Secret Project’

Google has hired Apple’s Senior Director of Product Integrity, Simon Prakash, for a top secret project, VentureBeat reports. This represents quite a move for Google, as it is the first time they have managed to take a senior executive away from Apple.

Prakash had been at Apple for eight years. His most recent role at the company has been to oversee product quality across all Apple’s devices. Before Apple, Prakas worked at Cielo Communications and 3Com.

This is a smart move by Google: could hiring somebody who specializes in product quality mean that Google wants to start producing their own hardware?
Henry Taylor-Gill

Henry is a student who is a huge Apple fan, and has used their products since day one. He can remember how happy he was when he received the first iPod back in 2001 as a birthday present. He has an international background, having spent most of his life in France but he now lives in the UK. He is also a native French speaker and can also speak Spanish at a decent level. In addition to tech, Henry is an avid sports fan and has his own sports blog.

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