Former Intel General Counsel Bruce Sewell to Join Apple

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 15, 2009 - 10:21am.

Cupertino, Calif. - Bruce Sewell, the former senior vice president and general counsel at chipmaker Intel (NASD: INTC), will join Apple (NASD: AAPL) in those same roles, the company announced on Tuesday. Intel announced Sewell's resignation on Monday.

He will replace Daniel Cooperman, who has held the roles at Apple for the past two years, and will be retiring at the end of September.

"With Bruce's extensive experience in litigation, securities and intellectual property, we expect this to be a seamless transition," said Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

"We are thrilled to have Bruce join our executive team, and wish Dan a very happy retirement."

At Intel, Sewell joined Intel in 1995 as a senior attorney, and in 2001 was promoted to vice president and deputy general counsel. Earlier in his career, he was a partner in the litigation firm of Brown and Bain PC.