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10 Apple partnerships leaders
These ten current and former Apple partnerships leaders have held director and head of partnerships or business development roles at the company. A reader can learn how partnerships leaders work at Apple from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Cecille (CQ) Quiambao
LinkedInExperience: Head of US, Partner Development · Apple
Head of US, Partner Development at Apple since April 2024, after serving as Head of Americas - Partner Development (2021–2024) and Head of Industry, Entertainment, Social, Sports, Photo Video, & News (2019–2021) at Apple. Earlier they were Regional Manager - Partner Development, Search Ads at Apple (2016–2018).
Dan Servos
LinkedInExperience: Global Head of Business Development, News and Stocks · Apple
Global Head of Business Development, News and Stocks at Apple since August 2018, where their profile says they lead the strategy and execution of partnerships and deals for news content and services. Before that they were Global Head of Maps, Local Search, Business Chat - Data & Service Partners at Apple (2013–2018) and COO & EVP at Locationary (2010–2013).
Eric Tseng
LinkedInExperience: Health Strategic Initiatives - Head of Partnerships and Go-to-Market · Apple
Health Strategic Initiatives - Head of Partnerships and Go-to-Market at Apple since October 2019, described in their profile as Head of APAC Partnerships and Go-to-Market, working on a team of physicians, scientists and analytics experts developing digital health initiatives in partnership. Earlier they were APAC New Product Launch Lead at Apple (2015–2019).
Kelly Sang
LinkedInExperience: Director, Business Development and Partnerships, Apple Pay · Apple
Director, Business Development and Partnerships, Apple Pay at Apple since January 2020, after serving as Director, Apple Pay Greater China and Asia (2015–2020). Earlier at Apple they were Country Manager, Apple Online Store Greater China (2012–2015) and Head of Consumer Programs, Apple Online Store JAPAC Region (2010–2012); before Apple they were General Manager, Alibaba Americas.
Kishan Balgobin
LinkedInExperience: Head of Partnerships, AirPlay · Apple
Head of Partnerships, AirPlay at Apple since July 2015, based in Cupertino, California. Their profile says they lead strategic partnerships for Apple's third-party licensed technologies. This is the only role shown in their work history in the listing, so their earlier roles are not covered here.
Mark Tian
LinkedInExperience: Director - Technology Partnerships and Business Management · Apple
Director - Technology Partnerships and Business Management at Apple since May 2022, based in Cupertino, a role the profile lists in General Management at Director level. Before that they worked in iPhone Product Marketing Business Management at Apple from 2011 to 2022, and earlier they were a Business Planning Manager at NVIDIA (2008–2011).
Mike Benza
LinkedInExperience: Global Head of Partnerships · Apple
Former Global Head of Partnerships at Apple (2015–2021). Since October 2021 they have been Head of Strategy & Business Development at Apple, where their profile describes driving enterprise platform adoption through go-to-market strategies. Before Apple they were Director, KPMG Digital at KPMG US (2013–2015) and Vice President of Strategy at ASCAP (2012–2013).
Scott Ogrodnik
LinkedInExperience: Director, US Enterprise Industries & Partnerships · Apple
Director, US Enterprise Industries & Partnerships at Apple since 2016, where their profile says they lead a sales team that drives enterprise ecosystem partner business development, scaling and go-to-market execution. Earlier they were Director, World Wide Sales Planning & Operations at Apple (2012–2016) and Senior Director, Enterprise Networking Architecture Sales at Cisco (2009–2012).
Sebastian Kriese
LinkedInExperience: Director | Head of Games Business Development · Apple
Director | Head of Games Business Development at Apple since September 2024, after serving as Head of Business Development, Games (2022–2024) and Head of App Store (GSA) (2020–2022) at Apple. Before Apple they were Vice President, Strategic Partnerships at FoxNext Games (2018–2020) and Director, Business Development at FoxNext Games (2017–2018), both at The Walt Disney Company.
Vinay Reddy
LinkedInExperience: Director, Business Development & Strategy - Alternative App Marketplaces & Marketplace Platforms · Apple
Director, Business Development & Strategy - Alternative App Marketplaces & Marketplace Platforms at Apple since April 2025, where their profile says they own the commercial model, go-to-market approach and platform strategy for that business in Services. Before that they were Director, Business Management & Product Strategy - Hardware & Licensing Partnerships at Apple (2021–2025).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's product area to your question, since payments, games, news, licensed technologies and enterprise partners each involve different counterparts and terms. Check whether they still hold the partnerships role and when, because priorities and teams change over time.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a hardware and services company decide which outside partners to build with?
- 02What does a partner need to show before a large platform commits to a deal?
- 03How do business development teams balance a partner's goals with the platform's own product plans?
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