{"id":6335,"date":"2026-08-04T18:08:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6335"},"modified":"2026-08-04T18:08:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:08:14","slug":"apples-new-ceo-taps-retired-hardware-executive-for-management-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6335","title":{"rendered":"Apple\u2019s new CEO taps retired hardware executive for management team"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>By Mark Gurman, Bloomberg<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Incoming Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer John Ternus is bringing back a trusted lieutenant from his time running hardware engineering to join his new management team.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6333\">Video: How to spin a basketball on your finger<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ternus has hired Laura Legros, who served as a vice president of hardware engineering until retiring in 2022, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Legros will report to Ternus when he takes the CEO role on Sept. 1, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the personnel change hasn\u2019t been announced.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0Apple investors are tired of AI promises, want tangible progress<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The move shows that Ternus is starting to put his stamp on the company\u2019s leadership ranks. It also marks a rare instance of Apple bringing back a retired executive. Ternus is taking the reins from Tim Cook, the company\u2019s longest-serving CEO, who is transitioning to executive chairman.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the Cupertino, California-based company declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p>In the new job, Legros will act as a vice president working cross-functionally with different parts of the company, the people said.<\/p>\n<p>During her career at Apple, Legros helped manage product delivery, development schedules and coordination across engineering teams to ensure they remained aligned.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Before retiring, she was one of Ternus\u2019 most trusted deputies. In 2018, she appeared during an Apple product launch event to introduce a new version of the MacBook Air. Two years later, she unveiled the current iPad Air design.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6331\">Joyriding juveniles in Los Gatos arrested for disturbance<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over the past several months, Ternus has been shadowing Cook and helping lead executive meetings. The incoming CEO has already met with leaders across the company and participated in road-map reviews for a number of divisions for the coming year.<\/p>\n<p>Ternus has also spent considerable time with Apple\u2019s design teams, a process that began late last year. In addition to appointing Legros to his new team, Ternus is looking to shake up Apple\u2019s design organization, Bloomberg News has reported.<\/p>\n<p>Ternus will need to make additional leadership changes in the coming months and years. Many of Apple\u2019s top executives are approaching retirement age, and people inside the company expect several more departures over the next few years.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kate Adams, who now oversees government affairs after serving as general counsel, has already said she plans to retire at the end of this year. Her current role will be assumed by new General Counsel Jennifer Newstead.<\/p>\n<p>Luca Maestri, a former chief financial officer who now oversees teams responsible for real estate and information systems, and Phil Schiller, who was head of marketing until 2020 and now runs the App Store, are also approaching the end of their Apple tenures.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6329\">\u2018No parking\u2019 signs at Big Sur\u2019s iconic Bixby Bridge to go up this week<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More stories like this are available on bloomberg.com<\/p>\n<p>\u00a92026 Bloomberg L.P.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The move shows that John Ternus is starting to put his stamp on the company\u2019s leadership ranks. 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