23 Oct 2012
The chief of Apple Corporation, Korea, stepped down last week following an email asking him to vacate his post immediately, Korean media reported.
But the newspaper failed to mention from where the email originated.
The Korean Herald said, Dominique Oh, stepped down last week when the California based technology giant, Apple, is making preparations to release the latest iPhone in November.
Oh, former LG employee was appointed as the General Manager in May in 2011. The newspaper said that the lackluster sales of Apple’s iPhone 4S is most likely to have impacted the decision to get rid of Oh, said industry sources.
“We were notified that the profit from Korea’s iPhone 4S sales was the lowest among its offices in the Asia-Pacific region,” said another industry executive who wished to remain anonymous. “On the other hand, Japan recorded the highest profit in proportion to its population and number of Smartphone users.”
Sources also say that the global patent battle between Apple and Samsung Electronics may have contributed to Apple’s decision.
Oh is a telecom veteran who has served diverse posts at LG, including European operation chief and vice president of global product planning and smartphones.
Regarding his appointment, industry watchers had said Apple was seeking to strengthen its foothold in Korea, which is the home turf of its toughest rivals, such as Samsung and LG.
Source: Korea Herald
But the newspaper failed to mention from where the email originated.
The Korean Herald said, Dominique Oh, stepped down last week when the California based technology giant, Apple, is making preparations to release the latest iPhone in November.
Oh, former LG employee was appointed as the General Manager in May in 2011. The newspaper said that the lackluster sales of Apple’s iPhone 4S is most likely to have impacted the decision to get rid of Oh, said industry sources.
“We were notified that the profit from Korea’s iPhone 4S sales was the lowest among its offices in the Asia-Pacific region,” said another industry executive who wished to remain anonymous. “On the other hand, Japan recorded the highest profit in proportion to its population and number of Smartphone users.”
Sources also say that the global patent battle between Apple and Samsung Electronics may have contributed to Apple’s decision.
Oh is a telecom veteran who has served diverse posts at LG, including European operation chief and vice president of global product planning and smartphones.
Regarding his appointment, industry watchers had said Apple was seeking to strengthen its foothold in Korea, which is the home turf of its toughest rivals, such as Samsung and LG.
Source: Korea Herald
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