John Ternus officially takes on the role of CEO Apple until September 1, but is already starting to assemble his own team. According to the agency Bloomberg is bringing back to the company one of the most experienced hardware development managers, Laura Legros, who Apple she retired in 2022.
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Legros worked in Apple for many years as vice president of hardware engineering. She was responsible for coordinating new product development, scheduling, and collaboration between engineering teams. According to BloombergShe was one of John Ternus' closest associates before she left the company, which is why the new boss chose her. Apple now brought back.
In her new role, however, she will not be responsible for just one product category. Instead, she will collaborate across the entire company and will report directly to Ternus, which suggests that Apple wants to strengthen coordination between individual hardware divisions at a time when the company is facing several major innovations, from the first foldable iPhone to the new MacBook Ultra until the next generation of devices with Apple Intelligence.
If the name Laura Legros sounds familiar to you, it's no coincidence. She has also appeared on several occasions in the past. Apple keynoteShe introduced herself to fans, for example, at the launch of MacBook Air in 2018 or iPad Air in 2020, where it presented the technical innovations of these devices.
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The return of an experienced manager undoubtedly shows the direction John Ternus wants to take. Instead of extensive personnel purges, he is betting on people with whom he has already successfully worked in the past. Although Tim Cook will remain with the company as executive chairman of the board, it is increasingly clear that Ternus is starting Apple prepare for your own era.
