Ron Okamoto Joins Apple as Vice President of Developer Relations

CUPERTINO, Calif., April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL - news)
today announced that Ron Okamoto has joined Apple as vice president of
Developer Relations, reporting to Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

"We are thrilled to have Ron leading our developer relations team," said
Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "Ron's firsthand experience at two successful Mac
developers will help Apple to become an even better partner for our third
party developers."

Okamoto was previously vice president of Product Management and Marketing
for graphics products at Adobe Systems, where he was responsible for the
worldwide marketing and management of many award-winning products including
Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects. Prior to joining Adobe, Okamoto
was director of Product Marketing at Macromedia, Inc. Okamoto holds a
bachelors of science degree in Business Administration from the University
of Southern California.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple
II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh.
Apple is committed to bringing the best personal computing experience to
students, educators, creative professionals and consumers around the world
through its innovative hardware, software and Internet offerings.