- Apple UI executive Alan Dye leaves the company for Meta
- Many leaders have opted for Meta and OpenAI, but some have done the opposite
- The discussion about Tim Cook's resignation as CEO is so far unfounded
Alan Dye, vice president of human interface design for nearly two decades, is the latest executive to leave the iPhone maker and move to Meta's Reality Labs to become chief design officer.
In a LinkedIn post, Dye described his new role as an opportunity to “build something from scratch” and “invent a whole new design language.”
Stephen Lemay, who will replace Dye at Apple, will step forward after roughly two and a half decades at the Cupertino giant.
In return, Apple has announced its new general counsel, Jenniver Newstead, who has a track record in legal roles at Meta and the US State Department. This comes with the departure of general counsel Kate Adams and the retirement of vice president of environment, policy and social initiatives, Lisa Jackson, at the end of January 2026.
However, these are not the only changes Apple is seeing. Last week we learned that the company's head of AI, John Giannandrea, was leaving the company. Apple is filling the position with former Microsoft AI CVP Amar Subramanya.
In fact, 2025 has been full of leadership transitions at Apple. COO Jeff Williams handed the gauntlet to Sabih Khan and just at the start of the year, Kevan Parekh replaced Luca Maestri as CFO.
In addition to noticing changes in leadership, the industry and investors are also looking at broader business strategies. For example, Apple is lagging behind its rivals in AI, with a major Siri overhaul more than a year late.
Then, there's the design and hardware story: many workers followed the beloved Jony Ive to his LoveForm and some key leaders lost to OpenAI.
All of this comes as rumors about Tim Cook's departure continue to circulate on the Internet – although he has not indicated that this could be imminent.
Regardless, Apple continues to perform well with full-year 2025 revenue of $416 billion, with services accounting for about a quarter of the company's revenue.
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