Apple's New CEO John Ternus is Making Product Design a 'Major Priority'
Since becoming Apple's CEO last month, John Ternus has made product design a "major priority," according to Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman. "Ternus already had some involvement with the design studio as Apple's head of hardware engineering, given the close coordination required between the two functions," he said, in his Power On newsletter today . "Since becoming CEO, however, he has immersed himself…
In his first days as Apple's CEO, John Ternus has focused on making product design a top priority, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Previously, Ternus served as Apple's head of hardware engineering, where he worked closely with the design studio. Now, Ternus has been actively involved in the industrial design and human interface teams, visiting the design studio several times a week.
In contrast, Apple's former CEO Tim Cook usually visited the studio only once a month, at most. Ternus, an engineering background, has opted to leave Apple's finances to financial chief Kevan Parekh and its supply chain to operations chief Sabih Khan, allowing him more time to concentrate on engineering and design. With Ternus at the helm, Apple now has a product person leading the company.
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