Apple’s hardware engineering chief to step down to focus on new project

Jan 26, 2021 7:15 AM PHT

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Apple’s hardware engineering chief to step down to focus on new project

APPLE. The Apple Inc logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, New York, US, October 16, 2019

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John Ternus replaces Dan Riccio who has led the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod engineering teams since 2010

Apple Inc’s hardware engineering chief, Dan Riccio, will step down to oversee a new project, the iPhone maker said on Monday, January 25, providing few details on the longtime executive’s latest role.

Riccio will report to Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook, Apple said in a statement. He will be replaced by company veteran John Ternus, who will join the executive team as senior vice president of hardware engineering.

Riccio, who joined Apple over two decades ago as vice president of product design, was named vice president of iPad hardware engineering in 2010 and leads the Mac, iPhone, iPad and iPod engineering teams.

The company has been focusing on newer projects and moving forward with self-driving car technology, targeting 2024 to produce a passenger vehicle that could include its own breakthrough battery technology, Reuters had reported last month. – Rappler.com