With the official launch of Magic Leap One expected by the end of summer (translation: days from now), Magic Leap’s hype machine just took a big hit with the sudden loss of a key marketing executive.
Magic Leap confirmed the departure of Jeff Gattis, vice president of product marketing, to Recode and cited “personal reasons” regarding the reason for his sudden departure.
Gattis’s resume includes stints at HTC, Qualcomm, Microsoft, and TiVo. At HTC, he worked on the HTC Vive VR headset team, among other “connected products,” but left before the Vive launch to join Magic Leap in Nov. 2015… more
Source: Magic Leap Loses Key Marketing Exec Ahead of Magic Leap One Launch
