Apple will no longer have a design chief after long-time exec leaves: report
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Famous for the design, look and feel of its products, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will reportedly no longer have a head of design after long-time vice president of industrial design, Evans Hankey, leaves later this year.
Once Hankey leaves, the company's industrial designers, roughly 20 in total, will report to Apple (AAPL) Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams, Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the decision.
Williams, seen by some as a possible successor to Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook, also oversees the company's global operations, its supply chain and AppleCare customer support, among other areas.
The 60-year-old Williams has also repeatedly been seen on camera during Apple Watch product announcements.
Hankey has been the company's top designer since Jony Ive left the role in 2019 and has been with the company for roughly 20 years. Ive, known for his relationship with Apple (AAPL) co-founder Steve Jobs and his numerous contributions to consumer electronics, left the company to start his own design firm, LoveFrom.
Following Hankey's departure, the company's longest-tenured industrial designers will have larger roles, Bloomberg added.
It was reported in October that Hankey would leave the company after only spending three years in the role.
Alan Dye continues to lead the group that designs the look of Apple's (AAPL) software.
Apple (AAPL) is slated to report fiscal first-quarter results after the close of trading.
Separately on Thursday, Colorado Senator Michael Bennet wrote a letter to Apple's (AAPL) Cook and Google (GOOG) (GOOGL) CEO Sundar Pichai, asking the two CEOs to ban TikTok from their respective app stores.