Apple said Tuesday that Mark Papermaster will lead the company’s iPhone and iPod engineering teams after all, ending a dispute with IBM over the veteran chip designer’s employment plans.
IBM chip designer joins Apple
But he will not start until April 24, six months after leaving his former employer, IBM.
The two companies said they resolved a federal lawsuit that imposed a preliminary injunction barring him from joining Apple. IBM had sought the injunction to prevent the disclosure of confidential information to Apple.
Papermaster will join the Silicon Valley computer maker as a senior vice president of Design Hardware Engineering and report to CEO Steve Jobs
Under terms of the court settlement, he will have to certify to the court in July and October that he has not disclosed confidential information.
Papermaster was previously a vice president at IBM.
