Dan Riccio Moves to New Project, John Ternus Leads Apple’s Hardware Engineering Team

Apple today announced that current Apple Vice President of Hardware Engineering Dan Riccio is moving to a new role where he will focus on an unspecified project, with John Ternus ready to take on. succession as senior vice president of hardware engineering at Apple.

In a statement, Apple CEO Tim Cook said Riccio has made Apple a better and more innovative company, and that Ternus will bring deep expertise and experience to the hardware engineering teams.

“Every innovation Dan has helped bring Apple to life has made us a better and more innovative company, and we’re thrilled that he continues to be part of the team,” said “Tim Cook”, Apple CEO. . “John’s deep expertise and vast experience make him a bold and visionary leader of our hardware engineering teams. I want to congratulate them both on these exciting new steps, and I look forward to seeing many more innovations that they will help bring to the world. “

It’s unclear which project Riccio will be working on, but Apple has an Apple car and various augmented and virtual reality devices in the works. The ‌Apple Car‌ project was recently taken over by Apple AI chief John Giannandrea, so Riccio’s role is a mystery.

Going forward, Riccio will be VP of Engineering, which appears to be a downgrade of the title, so it’s possible he might aim to take a step back from Apple. Riccio has been with Apple since 1998 when he joined the product design team.

Riccio became vice president of iPad hardware engineering in 2010, and in 2012 took over the hardware engineering team. Apple says Riccio “will continue to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Apple products.”

In a statement, Riccio said working at Apple has been “the opportunity of a lifetime” and now is the right time for a change.

“Working at Apple has been the opportunity of a lifetime, spent making the best products in the world with the most talented people you can imagine,” said Riccio. “After 23 years leading our product design or hardware engineering teams – culminating in our biggest and most ambitious product year of all time – now is the right time for a change. Then I can’t wait to do what I love most – – devote all of my time and energy at Apple to creating something new and wonderful that I am not more passionate about. “

John Ternus initially joined Apple on the product design team in 2001, and in 2013 he took on the role of vice president of hardware engineering. He has overseen the launch of products that include first-generation AirPods, all iPhoneiPad‌, and iPhone 12 and 12 Pro.