Adobe PC & Mobile Biz Units Merge; Where’s David Mendels Going?

Via Bobby from the Flash Mobile Group. Sounds more like management transition & shuffling if you read the press release.

…the Mobile and Devices Business Unit will be folded under Adobe’s Experience and Technology group.

This group is under Kevin Lynch, so I’m sure it’ll be successful. That’s not why I care, though. What caught my attention is David Mendels (PDF) is leaving at the end of this month. ZOMG!

For context, he was one of the main dudes in charge of Macromedia’s server products, aka Flex a few years back, right when Flex was being born. He even made some public appearances at conferences and blog comments to talk it up. I had about 3 short personal meetings, and more email conversations with him over the early years of Flex.

The reason I respect David is the same reason I respect Lucian Beebe. He had a confident, steady story about Flex’ business positioning as well as how it was being marketed. Whether I was speaking from the heart, or just baiting him, both online and in person, I felt he respected me as a customer regardless of yearly revenue. He didn’t bs, either. Straight shooter.

Curious where he’s going.

In other news, Kevin Towes, the Product Manager for Flash Media Server, has started a blog.