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Nokia’s Camera Guru Quits
A “personal decision.”News Byte
Siri Co-Founder Adam Cheyer Left Apple in June
Another former Siri executive has left Apple. Adam Cheyer, who co-founded the voice recognition software company prior to its acquisition by Apple in 2008, has left the iPhone maker. Sources in position to know tell AllThingsD that Cheyer resigned back in June to pursue other projects. Cheyer is the second Siri executive to leave Apple in the past year, following CEO Dag Kittlaus, who left in October of 2011. News of Cheyer’s departure was first reported by Bloomberg. Apple declined comment.RealNetworks Fast-Forwards Through Yet Another CEO — Its First One
The one-time Seattle tech star brings back its founder.Apple Hardware SVP Bob Mansfield to Retire
Bob Mansfield, Apple’s senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, is retiring. The company’s top accounting executive is also leaving.Pascal Cagni to Apple: Adieu, Adieu, to Yieu and Yieu and Yieu
Pascal Cagni leaves Apple after a 12 year stint as VP and general manager of its European operations.News Byte
Microsoft Swaps in New China Boss
A notable change of leadership at Microsoft’s operations in China. The company said Friday that Simon Leung, who has been chairman and CEO of Microsoft Greater China since 2008, has stepped down for personal and family reasons. He will be succeeded by Ralph Haupter, the current VP of Microsoft Germany and a seven-year veteran of the company. Leung’s stint at Microsoft will conclude at the end of the month, though he will serve as an adviser to the company until August.Exclusive: Another Longtime Yahoo Ad Sales Dude–This Time, Frank Weishaupt–Departs
Frank Weishaupt, an 11-year Yahoo advertising veteran and one of its top sales execs, is leaving the Silicon Valley Internet giant. Unlike several other recent departures, where high-ranking execs left for jobs at hot start-ups such as Zynga, Groupon and LivingSocial, Weishaupt has no immediate plans to join another company.News Byte