Cook names Eddy Cue Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services

Sep 1, 2011 17:21 GMT  ·  By

Formerly in charge of Apple’s iTunes division, Eddy Cue has just been promoted to Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services, according to Tim Cook, Apple’s new CEO.

Reporting directly to Cook, Cue will also serve on Apple’s executive management team, according to Apple’s newly-appointed CEO who has just fired an email internally (available below), letting everyone know of Cue’s promotion.

Apple’s PR site is also featuring Cue in his newly-assumed role as SVP of Internet Software and Services.

There, it is revealed that Cue will oversee Apple's iTunes Store, App Store and the iBookstore.

The man was heavily involved in creating the Apple online store in 1998, as well as the iTunes Music Store in 2003 and, of course, the App Store some three years ago.

He will also be bossing around the iAd division, and he’ll be handling Apple's forthcoming iCloud services.

The fact that Cue is also leading the iAd team at Apple should not come as a surprise to those who’ve been following the news lately.

As reported by Softpedia earlier this month, Apple recently saw two of its employees leave to cut new paths in their careers, one of which was the iAd chief, Andy Miller.

Miller left Apple to become a general partner at venture firm Highland Capital.

With no one to replace him immediately, apparently Cue was up for the task.

Tim Cook’s email sent to employees today has been reproduced below in its entirely (courtesy of 9to5mac):

Team,

It is my pleasure to announce the promotion of Eddy Cue to Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services. Eddy will report to me and will serve on Apple’s executive management team.

Eddy oversees Apple’s industry-leading content stores including the iTunes Store, the revolutionary App Store and the iBookstore, as well as iAd and Apple’s innovative iCloud services.

He is a 22-year Apple veteran and leads a large organization of amazing people. He played a major role in creating the Apple online store in 1998, the iTunes Music Store in 2003 and the App Store in 2008.

Apple is a company and culture unlike any other in the world and leaders like Eddy get that. Apple is in their blood. Eddy and the entire executive management team are dedicated to making the best products in the world that delight our customers and make our employees incredibly proud of what they do.

Please join me in congratulating Eddy on this significant and well-deserved promotion. I have worked with Eddy for many years and look forward to working with him even closer in the future.

Tim