- Alan Dye, Apple’s head of user interface, is leaving the company to join Meta
- Many managers have moved to Meta and OpenAI, but some have done the opposite
- The debate about Tim Cook’s resignation as CEO has so far been unfounded
Alan Dye, vice president of Human Interface Design for nearly two decades, is the latest executive to leave the iPhone maker, joining Meta’s Reality Labs to become chief design officer.
On a LinkedIn WorkDye described his new role as an opportunity to “build something from the ground up” and “invent a whole new idiom.”
As Dye’s successor at Apple, Stephen Lemay will join the Cupertino giant after about two and a half decades.
Veteran Apple VP joins Meta
In return, Apple announced its new general counsel, Jennifer Newstead, who has a long history in legal roles at Meta and the US State Department. This coincides with the departure of general counsel Kate Adams and the departure of Lisa Jackson, vice president of environment, policy and social initiatives, at the end of January 2026.
However, these are not the only changes that Apple has seen. Last week we learned that the company’s head of AI, John Giannandrea, would be leaving the company. Apple is filling the position with former Microsoft AI CVP Amar Subramanya.
The year 2025 was actually marked by leadership changes at Apple. Chief operating officer Jeff Williams moved to Sabih Khan and earlier this year Kevan Parekh replaced Luca Maestri as Chief Financial Officer.
In addition to leadership changes, the industry and investors are also looking at broader business strategies. For example, Apple is lagging behind its competitors in artificial intelligence and the major overhaul of Siri is more than a year late.
Then there is the design and hardware history: many employees followed the popular Jony Ive with his LoveForm, and some key leaders lost ground to OpenAI.
All this comes as rumors of Tim Cook’s departure continue to circulate online, although he has not hinted that this could happen in the near future.
Regardless, things are still going well for Apple, with annual revenue of $416 billion by 2025, and services will account for about a quarter of the company’s revenue.