Peter Skillman leaves Palm

Peter Skillman has left Palm / HP. This is not a high profile move like Mark Hurd’s, but he was largely responsible for the design of the Palm Pre. More at TechCrunch. You can read a profile of Peter and the design team here- “Perched on Peter Skillman’s desk for the past year has been a white ostrich egg, about as long as a DVD case. It is a talisman for Skillman, vice president of design at Palm: the inspiration for a novel smart phone, the Pre, slated to be available in early June. It hints at the phoenixlike rebirth Palm hopes to achieve in the smart phone business.”