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John Ternus is taking a more ‘hands-on’ role in Apple’s design teams as CEO: report

9to5Mac • Sun, 04 Oct 2026

John Ternus is taking a more ‘hands-on’ role in Apple’s design teams as CEO: report

Since Jony Ive’s departure from Apple in 2019, the company hasn’t had much of a true design lead. For a while, former COO Jeff Williams was in charge of design , until his departure last year. Since then, CEO John Ternus has taken a significant interest in both of Apple’s design teams: industrial design and human interface, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman . more…

What happened?

Since Jony Ive’s departure from Apple in 2019, the company hasn’t had much of a true design lead. For a while, former COO Jeff Williams was in charge of design , until his departure last year. Since then, CEO John Ternus has taken a significant interest in both of Apple’s design teams: industrial design and human interface, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman . more…

Story details

Since Jony Ive’s departure from Apple in 2019, the company hasn’t had much of a true design lead.

For a while, former COO Jeff Williams was in charge of design , until his departure last year.

Since then, CEO John Ternus has taken a significant interest in both of Apple’s design teams: industrial design and human interface, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman .

Why it matters

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