Apple's Chief People Officer Leaves Company After 20 Months

Apple's chief people officer Carol Surface is leaving the company, reports Bloomberg. Surface joined Apple in February 2023, so she has been at the company less than two years.

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Most senior executives are at Apple for much longer periods of time, and it is not clear why Surface is leaving. She was hired when Apple decided to split its primary human resources role from retail last year, and she reported directly to Apple CEO Tim Cook.

Deirdre O'Brien had been handling both the retail and people (or HR) role, but when Surface took over, O'Brien transitioned to just overseeing retail. With Surface leaving, O'Brien will once again oversee both people and retail.

Surface was previously the chief human resources officer at Medtronic, and the chief people officer title was created when she joined Apple.

Top Rated Comments

techno-Zen Avatar
9 weeks ago
It's ok, Kelly ThinkPad will be filling her shoes shortly
Score: 51 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Chuckeee Avatar
9 weeks ago
“Chief People Officer” !?!
Just another garbage job title.
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Score: 49 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Andres Cantu Avatar
9 weeks ago
We need a Chief Bug Fix Officer.
Score: 38 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Macalway Avatar
9 weeks ago
Chief People Officer? Sounds like a Severance episode.
Score: 34 Votes (Like | Disagree)
mysticmanix Avatar
9 weeks ago
Guess she wasn't a people person
Score: 33 Votes (Like | Disagree)
theolderoldcoot Avatar
9 weeks ago
The big question is when is Tim Cook leaving.
Score: 28 Votes (Like | Disagree)