{"id":339852,"date":"2021-09-16T00:56:53","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T21:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/apple-quietly-hires-ex-cuomo-pr-chief\/"},"modified":"2021-09-16T00:56:53","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T21:56:53","slug":"apple-quietly-hires-ex-cuomo-pr-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apple-quietly-hires-ex-cuomo-pr-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"#Apple quietly hires ex-Cuomo PR chief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le quietly hires ex-Cuomo PR chief<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Apple has quietly hired Andrew Cuomo\u2019s former communications chief, who helped the disgraced ex-governor fight the allegations of sexual harassment that ultimately led to his downfall, The Post has learned.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Peter Ajemian \u2014 who has been working for Apple\u2019s communications team since at least early August \u2014 previously served as Cuomo\u2019s PR chief for nearly a year until stepping down in May.<\/p>\n<p>According to Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Letitia James\u2019 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ag.ny.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2021.08.03_nyag_-_investigative_report.pdf\">report<\/a> on Cuomo\u2019s alleged sexual misconduct, Ajemian was part of a \u201cteam of advisors\u201d that \u201chad ongoing and regular discussions about how to respond\u201d to allegations of sexual harassment against the governor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But while other Cuomo aides like Melissa DeRosa and Rich Azzopardi stuck around until the bitter end, Ajemian jumped ship about three months before the governor resigned to pursue unspecified \u201copportunities in the private sector\u201d \u2014 then landed at Apple over the summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ajemian and Apple didn\u2019t reply to requests for comment. It\u2019s unclear exactly how long he has been working for the tech giant or what title he holds.<\/p>\n<p>The headline on Ajemian\u2019s LinkedIn profile lists him as an employee of the Cuomo administration, but he first emailed The Post on Apple\u2019s behalf on Aug. 2 \u2014 the day before Attorney General Letitia James released her report on Cuomo. His name also appears on an Aug. 26 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2021\/08\/apple-us-developers-agree-to-app-store-updates\/\">press release from Apple<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/apple-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"An Apple press release featuring Peter Ajemian's name and contact information\" class=\"wp-image-19466627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/apple-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/apple-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/apple-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Peter Ajemian\u2019s name and contact information were listed on an Aug. 26 press release from Apple. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As part of his work as Cuomo\u2019s PR director, Ajemian was allegedly connected to an effort to smear an ex-Cuomo staffer who had accused the governor of sexual harassment. <\/p>\n<p>Ajemian was on a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/582254025\/6904a32412\">call<\/a> in March alongside Cuomo adviser Melissa DeRosa and two staffers from the Albany Times Union <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>paper. During the call, DeRosa tried to get the newspaper to accept information about an unidentified woman who had accused the governor of sexual harassment, but a Times Union editor rebuffed her, according to the attorney general\u2019s investigation. <\/p>\n<p>Cassie Moreno, who briefly worked under Ajemian as a Cuomo administration press officer beginning in December 2020, told The Post that the communications office was a \u201ctoxic\u201d work environment and that she had decided to quit by February 2021. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/peter-ajemian-apple-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Andrew Cuomo\" class=\"wp-image-19466652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/peter-ajemian-apple-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/peter-ajemian-apple-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/peter-ajemian-apple-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Peter Ajemian helped prepare former Gov. Andrew Cuomo for a press conference where he addressed allegations of sexual harassment. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When she called Ajemian to give him the news, he \u201cstarted screaming\u201d at her, Moreno said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe told me that I lacked integrity,\u201d she said, adding that she found Ajemian\u2019s decision to continue defending the governor \u201cdisgusting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moreno, 25, also offered some advice for Apple employees working with Ajemian: \u201cDon\u2019t trust him.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I were a young woman at Apple, I wouldn\u2019t want to report to him,\u201d Moreno said, given Ajemian\u2019s help in defending Cuomo from the harassment allegations. Moreno now works as an independent Democratic communications consultant.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Image-from-iOS-edited.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Cassie Moreno\" class=\"wp-image-19468882\" width=\"262\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Image-from-iOS-edited.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=524 524w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Image-from-iOS-edited.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=393 393w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Image-from-iOS-edited.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=262 262w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Image-from-iOS-edited.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=131 131w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/Image-from-iOS-edited.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 526w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\"\/><figcaption>Cassie Moreno briefly worked as a Cuomo administration press officer. She said the environment in the communications department was \u201ctoxic.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Weeks after Ajemian allegedly screamed at Moreno, he helped prepare Cuomo for a press conference in March where the governor addressed the allegations, according to the AG\u2019s report. <\/p>\n<p>Ajemian also was in a group text alongside other Cuomo advisers, and former Pete Buttigieg comms director Lis Smith, where they discussed the \u201cspin\u201d that the governor put on the sexual harassment allegations, according to the attorney general\u2019s report.<\/p>\n<p>Ajemian\u2019s total pay in 2020 was $145,304, according to state records. His predecessor as Cuomo PR director \u2014 Dani Lever, who left in 2020 to work for <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> \u2014 was also connected to an effort to smear Cuomo accuser Lindsey Boylan, having helped distribute her file to journalists, according to the AG\u2019s report.<\/p>\n<p>But unlike Ajemian, Lever had already moved on to her tech job by the time she advised Cuomo on how to handle sexual harassment allegations. Because she advised the governor as a Facebook employee, she potentially put Facebook in violation of New York State lobbying laws, according to legal experts who talked to The Post.<\/p>\n<p>While Facebook has ignored all requests from The Post for comment on Lever\u2019s actions, other Cuomo confidantes accused of helping the governor handle the sexual misconduct allegations \u2014 including\u00a0Human Rights Campaign head Alphonso David,\u00a0Time\u2019s Up executives Tina Tchen and Roberta Kaplan, as well as a\u00a0duo of managing directors at public relations firm Kivvit\u00a0\u2014 have all since quit their jobs or been fired.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/peter-ajemian-apple-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Apple logo\" class=\"wp-image-19469255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/peter-ajemian-apple-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/peter-ajemian-apple-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/peter-ajemian-apple-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Apple did not reply to requests for comment. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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