Bruce Sewell | |
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Born | Durward Bruce Sewell[1] 1957/58 |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | General Counsel and Senior Vice President |
Employer(s) | Apple Inc., Intel Corp. |
Predecessor | Daniel Cooperman |
Successor | Katherine L. Adams |
Board member of | Apple Inc. |
Bruce Sewell wasApple’sgeneral counsel andsenior vice president of Legal and Government Affairs, reporting toCEOTim Cook. Sewell served on the company’s executive team and oversaw all legal matters, includingcorporate governance,intellectual property,litigation and securities compliance, as well as government affairs.[2]
Sewell received hisJ.D. fromGeorge Washington University in 1986, and aBachelor of Science degree from theUniversity of Lancaster, in the United Kingdom, in 1979. He was admitted to theCalifornia Bar in 1986 and to the Washington, D.C., Bar in 1987. He is also admitted to practice before theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Sewell was a partner in the litigation firm of Brown & Bain P.C.[3]
He joined Intel in 1995 as a senior attorney assigned to counsel various business groups in areas such as antitrust compliance, licensing andintellectual property. In 2001, Sewell was promoted to vice president and deputy general counsel, managing Intel’s litigation portfolio, and handled corporate transactions including M&A activities. At Intel, he was responsible for leading all of the legal, corporate affairs and corporate social responsibility programs. He managed attorneys and policy professionals located in over 30 countries around the world.
Sewell joined Apple fromIntel Corporation in September 2009. On December 8, 2017, Apple’s leadership page replaced his role withKatherine Adams, a newly appointed member of the team.[4]