Matthew Costello

Matthew Costello is the chief operating officer of Beats Electronics. He is also vice-president of hardware engineering and operations at parent company Apple Inc.
==Education==
Costello received a L.M. in economics in 1994 from in Belgium and a B.A. in economics and government in 1995 from in .Matthew Costello, LinkedIn. Accessed 2022-03-05.
==Career==
Costello worked at from 1994 until the company collapsed in 2002. He then joined , where he managed global supply chain practices. In February 2007, Costello joined , where he became head of operations.
===HTC and Beats===
In December 2010, he joined HTC, which had just acquired a controlling stake in Beats, and became executive VP and chief operating officer of HTC.Did you know: HTC owned Beats before Apple by Suzana Dalul, Android Authority. 2020-08-23. However, as HTC struggled in the marketplace, Costello left the company in June 2013.HTC COO becomes the latest high-ranking exec to depart the company by Matt Brian, The Verge. 2013-06-04.HTC COO Matthew Costello quits by Sahil Bones Gupta, Broad Guidance & Ratings. 2013-06-04. Beats then bought itself back from HTC by the following September.Beats ends HTC partnership, buys back $265 million of shares by Tom Warren, The Verge. 2013-09-27.
===Beats and Apple===
Costello was working as the head of group strategic development at when he was recruited to join Beats as its chief operating officer in November 2013.Beats appoints Matthew Costello as COO by Andy Malt, Complete Music Update. 2013-11-07.Beats Names IKEA Exec Matthew Costello As COO by Bruce Houghton, Hypebot. 2013-11-07. He also became a member of Beats' board of directors. After the acquisition of the company by Apple in 2014, he also became vice-president of hardware engineering and operations there.
==References==
==External links==
*Matthew Costello at The Org
*Matthew Costello at the Beats by Dre Wiki
===Articles===
*Interview with Matthew Costello, Corporate Vice President, Global Operations for Sony Ericsson at Global Supply Chain Review (2010-05)
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