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Apple's Next CEO Adds Retired Hardware Executive to His Team

Incoming Apple CEO John Ternus is rehiring Laura Legros, a former vice president of hardware engineering who retired from Apple in 2022, reports Bloomberg.

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Legros previously managed product delivery, development schedules, and coordination across engineering teams. Under Ternus, she will work across different parts of the company, and report directly to him.

According to Bloomberg, Legros was one of Ternus' most trusted deputies before she retired. She has presented at past Apple events, introducing the 2018 MacBook Air and the 2020 iPad Air.

As he prepares to take over, Ternus has been shadowing current CEO Tim Cook and leading executive meetings. He has met with company leaders to work on product plans, and has been spending time with Apple's design teams.

Ternus will take over as Apple CEO on September 1. Cook will remain at Apple as executive chairman to engage with policymakers around the world.

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Eso Avatar
3 hours ago at 02:03 pm
Scott Forstal furiously refreshing his inbox right now.
Score: 41 Votes (Like | Disagree)
tomtad Avatar
3 hours ago at 02:27 pm
Can Apple bring back whoever designed this please

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les_is_more Avatar
3 hours ago at 02:22 pm
Why do you need an executive for retired hardware?
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
4 hours ago at 02:01 pm
what does it say about existing Apple staff though?
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
DocMultimedia Avatar
2 hours ago at 03:08 pm

Apple needs someone like Jony Ive more than anything. Someone who understands art/design.
I can't deal with ultra thin with no battery, no buttons, and no ports. And al-you-min-e-mum.
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boswald Avatar
3 hours ago at 02:11 pm
I hope a lot of retired engineers (with good reputation, at least) come back and kick Apple's design and engineering teams into overdrive!
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