Dan Riccio Transitioning to New Project, John Ternus to Lead Apple’s Hardware Engineering Team

Apple today announced that present Apple {hardware} engineering SVP Dan Riccio is transitioning to a brand new function the place he’ll concentrate on an unspecified project, with John Ternus set to take over as Apple’s senior vice chairman of {hardware} engineering.

In a press release, Apple CEO Tim Cook stated that Riccio made Apple a greater and extra progressive firm, and that Ternus will deliver a deep experience and breadth of expertise to the Hardware Engineering groups.

“Every innovation Dan has helped Apple deliver to life has made us a greater and extra progressive firm, and we’re thrilled that he’ll proceed to be a part of the workforce,” stated ‌Tim Cook‌, Apple’s CEO. “John’s deep experience and huge breadth of expertise make him a daring and visionary chief of our Hardware Engineering groups. I need to congratulate them each on these thrilling new steps, and I’m trying ahead to many extra improvements they’re going to assist deliver to the world.”

There is not any phrase on what project Riccio shall be engaged on, however Apple has an Apple Car and varied augmented actuality and digital actuality units within the works. The ‌Apple Car‌ project was lately taken over by Apple AI chief John Giannandrea, so Riccio’s function is a thriller.

Going ahead, Riccio shall be a vice chairman of engineering, which appears to be a title downgrade, so it is potential that he’s aiming to take a step again from Apple. Riccio has been with Apple since 1998, when he joined the product design workforce.

Riccio turned vice chairman of iPad Hardware Engineering in 2010, and in 2012, took over the Hardware Engineering workforce. Apple says that Riccio will “proceed to play an instrumental function in shaping the way forward for Apple’s merchandise.”

In a press release, Riccio stated that working at Apple has been “the chance of a lifetime” and that it’s now the precise time for a change.

“Working at Apple has been the chance of a lifetime, spent making the world’s finest merchandise with essentially the most gifted folks you could possibly think about,” stated Riccio. “After 23 years of main our Product Design or Hardware Engineering groups — culminating with our largest and most bold product year ever — it is the precise time for a change. Next up, I’m trying ahead to doing what I like most — focusing all my time and power at Apple on creating one thing new and fantastic that I could not be extra enthusiastic about.”

John Ternus initially joined Apple as a part of the Product Design workforce in 2001, and in 2013 took on a job as vice chairman of Hardware Engineering. He has overseen the launch of merchandise that embrace the first-generation AirPods, each ‌iPad‌, and the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro.

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