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Apple's John Ternus Has Found a New Design Chief: Himself
Apple executive John Ternus is taking direct oversight of hardware and software design, opting not to replace the former Chief Design Officer.
What: John Ternus is managing Apple's product design and engineering directly, delegating financial and supply chain operations to CFO Kevan Parekh and COO Sabih Khan.
Why it matters: Apple is centralizing product vision under engineering leadership, effectively ending the era of a distinct, standalone design office following the departures of key design veterans.
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Apple CEO John Ternus is spending a lot of time overseeing the company's hardware and software design work. He is largely leaving the company's financial operations to CFO Kevan Parekh and the supply chain to COO Sabih Khan. Ternus is deeply involved in product engineering and design. One of his first priorities was to restore the company's design studio standing. The company is not looking to recruit an outside chief design officer to oversee the entire organization.
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