Two long-serving Apple executives are stepping back from display development as part of a broader engineering leadership overhaul reported by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
Victor Yin now oversees much of Apple's display development after years of preparation under Wei Chen and John Zhong, each of whom has spent approximately 30 years at Apple. Chen and Zhong are transitioning to advisory roles, with Gurman describing their departures as part of a succession process underway for several years.
Apple's October promotions also elevated engineering leaders Rajesh Ambati, Louie Sanguinetti, and Derek Shaeffer to vice presidents, covering connectivity hardware and software. These appointments follow the expansion of Johny Srouji's role to chief hardware officer, consolidating hardware engineering and technologies under his leadership.
Gurman reports that some hardware program managers have been laid off recently as Srouji and CEO John Ternus streamline management layers. The cuts align with Ternus' efforts to accelerate product development and reduce positions between engineers and senior leadership.
Source: MacRumors · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing