Xemplar MD to replace departing Apple UK boss

Update Apple UK has announced its interim management structure to take effect following the departure of regional general manager and MD Jon Molyneux at the end of this month. Yesterday, we revealed that Molyneux is off to head Yellow Pages-style Internet directory service Scoot.com. Brendan O'Sullivan, currently MD of Apple's education-oriented reseller subsidiary, Xemplar, will become acting general manager, reporting directly to Diego Piacentinini, VP and general manager for Apple Europe. Apple UK PR manager David Millar said that the company has begun to seek a full-time replacement for Molyneux. That said, it's worth noting the way Apple interim executives quickly become non-interim, despite maintaining the title. So O'Sullivan has to be reckoned prime candidate for Molyneux's position. ® * Apple has appointed Dave Kelly as channel director. Kelly will be responsible for the development and growth of the company's channels to market. He joins the UK team from Apple Europe, where he headed product management and product marketing.