John Ternus recruits key Apple hardware VP out of retirement ahead of CEO transition
John Ternus is officially set to take over as Apple CEO on September 1. Ahead of that, he’s shaping the team around him and has brought back a key hardware engineering executive who retired several years ago.
John Ternus, set to become Apple's CEO on September 1, has made a strategic move by recruiting Laura Legros back into the company. Legros, who had retired in 2022 after serving as a VP of hardware engineering, will now act as a vice president working cross-functionally with various parts of the company, reporting directly to Ternus.
Bloomberg reports that Ternus has been shaping the management team ahead of the CEO transition. Laura Legros played a significant role in managing product delivery, development schedules, and coordination across engineering teams during her time at Apple. She was one of Ternus' most trusted deputies, having appeared at product launch events in 2018 and 2019 to introduce new MacBook Air and iPad Air models, respectively.
As Apple prepares for the transition from current CEO Tim Cook to Ternus, the incoming CEO has been shadowing Cook and leading executive meetings in recent months. Ternus will also oversee a number of executive changes in the coming years, including the departures of Phil Schiller, who oversees the App Store, and Luca Maestri, who manages real estate and information systems.
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