Apple’s vice president of industrial design, Evans Hankey, plans to leave the company next year, according to Bloombergby Mark Gurman. Apple confirmed the report in a statement, but its successor has yet to be named.
Apple hardware design manager Evans Hankey (left) and software design manager Alan Dye (right)
“Apple’s design team brings together expert creatives from around the world and across many disciplines to imagine products that are unmistakably Apple,” an Apple spokesperson said in a statement shared with Bloomberg today. “The senior design team has strong leaders with decades of experience. Evans plans to stay on as we navigate the transition, and we want to thank her for her leadership and contributions.”
Hankey took over from Jony Ive as Apple’s de facto design chief after he left the company in 2019, reporting to Apple’s chief operating officer, Jeff Williams. She will remain with Apple for at least the next six months, and Apple’s head of software design, Alan Dye, also remains with Apple and will continue to report to Williams, according to the report.
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