Readdle has hired former Apple Mail engineering manager Terry Blanchard in a position that will focus on creating the “future of email” for Readdle’s popular email client “Spark,” working with an entirely new team of his choosing in Silicon Valley. Blanchard’s new role, per his LinkedIn page, is vice president of engineering for Readdle.
Spark is modernizing email as we know it. We share a fundamental vision of what the future of email should be. I’ve always admired Readdle for their beautiful and innovative products, which makes them the ideal company to turn that vision into a reality.
At Apple Blanchard worked on the Mail team for six years, where he led a team of developers which created and continually fostered updates for the UX design and development of Apple’s first party email client, simply called Mail on iOS and macOS. Besides his new title and location in Silicon Valley, Blanchard’s role at Readdle hasn’t been given many specifics but it’s expected that the engineer will take his expertise in the email client design space and apply it to Readdle’s popular stock of iOS and macOS applications.
Last November Readdle launched Spark on Mac, bringing the app’s Smart Inbox feature to Apple’s desktop and laptop computers for the first time. Smart Inbox intelligently organizes email into different categories (Personal, Notification, and Newsletters), making sure important messages are always highlighted first. Spark continuously learns which emails are most important for you to make inbox management as easy as possible, and on Mac also includes Quick Replies, Touch Bar support, snooze capabilities, and cross-device syncing.
Regarding its new hire, Readdle said that “Terry is a valuable addition to our team and brings years of experience from one of the best companies in the world.”
Readdle’s range of productivity apps for Apple devices includes PDF Expert, Spark, Scanner Pro, Calendar 5, PDF Office, Printer Pro, PDF Converter, and Documents.
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