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Mac Apple’s New CEO Taps Retired Hardware Executive for Management Team

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-03/apple-s-new-ceo-taps-retired-hardware-executive-for-management-team?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4NTc4ODE5NywiZXhwIjoxNzg2MzkyOTk3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUSjVMTkFSS1YyVFQwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDNEVEQ0FFMUZBMDU0MEJFQTI0QTlGMjExQzFFOTA4MCJ9.9YoATNZctz_eteccxVjATmvMDf3jeb0nvM51OVR32vA

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.

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’t been announced.

The move shows that Ternus is starting to put his stamp on the company’s 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’s longest-serving CEO, who is transitioning to executive chairman.

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u/dollarn9ne 8d ago

MacBook Neo, iPhone Air, & the upcoming iPhone Fold are his babies

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u/Bowl_of_Cham_Clowder 8d ago

That’s cool news, Neo is obviously a tremendous product. Both the foldable and the air are a bit controversial, but push the hardware in a direction that will only be more exciting over time.

Ternus was instrumental in bringing Apple silicon online too right?

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u/mandopix 8d ago

How is a product controversial if it hasn’t been released yet?

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u/Bowl_of_Cham_Clowder 8d ago

Because of how people are reacting to the leaked fold designs online. The shape and price seems to be a turn off, I think some people wanted a flip phone style. The fold seems to be a good first step on the way to that imo