Apple Announces Even More Major Executive Turnover

Following nan caller status of former COO Jeff Williams, AI main John Giannandrea stepping down, and nan departure of caput of creation Alan Dye for Meta, Apple announced Thursday that biology and argumentation lead Lisa Jackson is retiring and that Jennifer Newstead will switch Kate Adams arsenic nan company’s wide counsel aft Adams retires “late adjacent year.”

Jackson, technically “vice president for Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives,” will discontinue successful “late January 2026,” Apple says. Newstead, who is presently Meta’s main ineligible officer, will return complete Apple’s wide counsel domiciled connected March 1st, 2026, from Adams, who has been Apple’s wide counsel since 2017.

With Jackson’s status and Newstead coming connected board, Apple is besides making immoderate organizational shifts and shifting immoderate responsibilities to Williams’ COO replacement, Sabih Khan. As described by Apple:

The Government Affairs statement will modulation to Adams, who will oversee nan squad until her status precocious adjacent year, aft which it will beryllium led by Newstead. Newstead’s title will go elder vice president, General Counsel and Government Affairs, reflecting nan combining of nan 2 organizations. The Environment and Social Initiatives teams will study to Apple main operating serviceman Sabih Khan.

Before joining Apple in 2013, Jackson led nan EPA for portion of President Obama’s clip successful office. Apple promoted Jackson to beryllium argumentation lead in 2015. Adams came to Apple successful 2017 aft 14 years astatine Honeywell, according to Apple’s website.