Adobe CTO Resigns, Headed for Apple

Adobe Systems Chief Technology Officer Kevin Lynch announced plans today to leave the company and is headed for Apple to become its vice president of technologies. Adobe says it's not replacing the CTO position, and instead is assigning those responsibilities to Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen and SVP Bryan Lamkin. News of the resignation came inside of a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, though not the move to Apple, which was reported earlier by CNBC.

Lynch will take on a role of vice president of technology reporting to Senior Vice President Bob Mansfield, CNBC says. Apple created that group as part of its shake up last October, which included the announced departure of iOS software chief Scott Forstall and retail chief John Browett. Apple is still on the hunt for Browett's replacement, and already combined some of Forstall's responsibilities among other top execs Craig Federighi, Jony Ive and Eddy Cue.