John Ternus is preparing to take over as Apple CEO on September 1, and he has started shaping the leadership team that will support him during the transition. His latest move brings former Apple hardware engineering executive Laura Legros back to the company after her retirement in 2022.
Bloomberg reports that Legros will join Ternus’s management team as a vice president working across several parts of Apple. She will report directly to Ternus once he officially replaces Tim Cook as chief executive.
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“Legros helped manage product delivery, development schedules and coordination across engineering teams to ensure they remained aligned,” Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported while outlining her previous responsibilities at Apple.
Legros previously served as one of Ternus’s most trusted deputies and played a visible role during major Apple launches. She introduced a redesigned MacBook Air in 2018 and later presented the current iPad Air design in 2020.
Apple prepares for wider leadership changes
Ternus has spent the past several months shadowing Cook, helping lead executive meetings and meeting senior leaders across Apple. He has also taken part in road-map reviews covering several divisions as the company prepares for the next year.
The leadership change will place Ternus in charge during a period when several senior Apple executives are nearing retirement. Gurman reports that the incoming CEO will likely oversee further changes involving long-serving leaders, including App Store chief Phil Schiller and Luca Maestri, who manages Apple’s real estate and information systems.
Bringing Legros back gives Ternus an experienced executive who already understands Apple’s hardware teams, product schedules and internal decision-making process as he prepares to lead the company.
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