Apple has signed up Nate Gatten to become its new head of government affairs, a move that could help the company work more with the Trump administration.
Apple is undergoing a number of changes in the short term, in preparation for the CEO transition from Tim Cook to John Ternus on September 1. One day before the switch, Apple will be installing a new vice president.
According to a memo from SVP and General Counsel Jennifer Newstead seen by Bloomberg, Nate Gatten will be taking over as vice president of Government Affairs. Current head of government affairs Nick Ammann will move down the corporate ladder one rung, and report to Gatten.
Gatten comes from American Airlines Group, where he held the same role for almost a decade. Previously, he led the global government relations and policy teams at JPMorgan Chase.
