Thomson ReutersA skier wears a GoPro camera on his helmet as he rides down the slopes in the ski resort of Meribel
(Reuters) – Wearable camera maker GoPro Inc named Apple Inc designer Daniel Coster as vice president of design, effective the end of April.Coster was a core member of Apple’s industrial design team for more than 20 years and is credited with contributing to devices such as iPhone 4 and iPad wireless keyboard, the company said in a statement.
GoPro has faced increasing competition from enhanced video-shooting capabilities of Apple’s iPhone 6 range.
GoPro shares rose 16.3 percent to 13.58 on the Nasdaq on Wednesday.
(Reporting by Kshitiz Goliya in Bengaluru; Editing by Don Sebastian)
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