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Apple promoted its head of hardware, Dan Riccio, to a new role, “focusing on a new project”. He will report to CEO Tim Cook, Apple announced on Monday.
Riccio was previously the company’s senior vice president for hardware engineering, approving the physical and electrical engineering of Apple products, including iPhones. He has been on Apple’s “executive team”, reporting to Cook since 2012.
Apple did not mention which project Riccio would work on in his announcement.
“Next, I’m looking forward to doing what I love most – focusing all of my time and energy at Apple on creating something new and wonderful that I couldn’t be more excited about,” said Riccio in a statement.
Apple rarely discusses future products, but in recent years, the tech giant has been working on new electric cars, as well as virtual reality and augmented reality headsets.
John Ternus will take over from Riccio. Ternus was previously vice president of Apple and his public profile has grown in recent years. Last year, he was the main presenter of the company’s transition from Intel processors to its own M1 processors for laptops at a launch event broadcast live.