Jony Ive becomes Apple’s Chief Design Officer, trusted lieutenants take his previous roles

Sir Jony Ive is Apple’s most well known executive not called Tim Cook (and that’s arguable), and he just got a promotion.

According to the Telegraph, Ive is now leading the newly minted Chief Design Officer position. Meanwhile, two close leutenants, Alan Dye and Richard Howarth, are taking over Ive’s previous roles as vice presidents of User Interface and Industrial Design, respectively.

9to5Mac retrieved an internal Memo sent out by Tim Cook, which suggests Ive will take on more administrative tasks in his new position. The memo notes that the new role is more of a reflection of the scope of what Ive has already been involved with recently, including Apple’s retail stores and the upcoming Cupertino campus.

Dye and Howarth, meanwhile will take over his day-to-day managerial roles. Dye started at Apple 9 years ago and colaborated with Ive on iOS and the Apple Watch, while Howarth has been part of the design team for two decades.

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