Apple Shakeup Has Hardware Chief Taking On New Secret Project
January 26, 2021
Apple has announced a shakeup of its executive team, with hardware chief Dan Riccio taking on a new project.
Dan Riccio has been with Apple since 1998 as a leader on the Product Design team. From there he became vice president of iPad Hardware Engineering in 2010, and then executive team leader of Hardware Engineering in 2012. Riccio now moves on as a vice president of engineering. Most significantly, Apple says his new role will involving working on a new project and reporting directly to CEO Tim Cook.
In the meantime, John Ternus will take over Apple’s Hardware Engineering in place of Riccio.
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It’s time to get excited. Credit: IDG
While not nearly as earth-shattering as Jony Ive’s departure in 2019, Apple on Monday announced a bit of a shakeup to its leadership team. No one is leaving the company, but one of the biggest players on the hardware team, senior vice president Dan Riccio, is moving to a secret project.
Riccio, who has been with Apple since 1998, isn’t as well-known as Tim Cook or Phil Schiller, but he’s been an integral part of nearly every major Apple product this century. Riccio took on the role of senior vice president of Hardware Engineering when Bob Mansfield retired in 2012. At the time, Riccio was vice president of iPad Hardware Engineering, a position he took on in 2010, right as the original iPad launched.
Top Apple engineer moves to mysterious new project
News Highlights: Top Apple engineer moves to mysterious new project
Dan Riccio, one of Apple’s top designers, is moving to a mysterious new role in Cupertino.
After joining Apple in 1998, Riccio worked on many groundbreaking products, from the first iMac to last year’s AirPods Max and M1-powered Macs. Now he has become Apple’s “Vice President of Engineering”.
Going forward, Riccio says he will “spend all my time and energy at Apple creating something new and wonderful that I can’t be more excited about,” said a press release on Monday.
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While not nearly as earth-shattering as Jony Ive’s departure in 2019, Apple on Monday announced a bit of a shakeup to its leadership team. No one is leaving the company, but one of the biggest players on the hardware team, senior vice president Dan Riccio, is moving to a secret project.
Riccio, who has been with Apple since 1998, isn’t as well-known as Tim Cook or Phil Schiller, but he’s been an integral part of nearly every major Apple product this century. Riccio took on the role of senior vice president of Hardware Engineering when Bob Mansfield retired in 2012. At the time, Riccio was vice president of iPad Hardware Engineering, a position he took on in 2010, right as the original iPad launched.