Apple Is Dropping Industrial Design Chief Role in Post-Jony Ive Era
- Evans Hankey is leaving Apple after three years as design head
- Industrial designers will report directly to COO Jeff Williams
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Apple Inc. has decided against naming a new executive to replace its departing top product designer, marking a stark shift for a company long celebrated for the look and feel of its devices.
The iPhone maker’s vice president of industrial design, Evans Hankey, won’t be replaced when she leaves the company in the coming months, according to people with knowledge of the decision, who asked not to be identified because the deliberations are private. An Apple spokeswoman declined to comment.