Apple announces even more major executive turnover

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

Jackson, technically “vice president for Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives,” volition discontinue successful “late January 2026,” Apple says. Newstead, who is presently Meta’s main ineligible officer, volition instrumentality implicit Apple’s wide counsel relation 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 enactment volition modulation to Adams, who volition oversee the squad until her status precocious adjacent year, aft which it volition beryllium led by Newstead. Newstead’s rubric volition go elder vice president, General Counsel and Government Affairs, reflecting the combining of the 2 organizations. The Environment and Social Initiatives teams volition study to Apple main operating serviceman Sabih Khan.

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