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PRESS RELEASE
June 27, 2019

Jony Ive to form

independent design
company with Apple as
client

Jony Ive and Tim Cook at the September 2018 launch

of iPhone XX.

Cupertino, California — Apple today

announced that Sir Jony Ive, Appleʼs chief
design officer, will depart the company as
an employee later this year to form an
independent design company which will
count Apple among its primary clients.
While he pursues personal projects, Ive in
his new company will continue to work
closely and on a range of projects with
Apple.

“Jony is a singular figure in the design

world and his role in Appleʼs revival cannot
be overstated, from 1998ʼs
groundbreaking iMac to the iPhone and
the unprecedented ambition of Apple
Park, where recently he has been putting
so much of his energy and care,” said Tim
Cook, Appleʼs CEO. “Apple will continue to
benefit from Jonyʼs talents by working
directly with him on exclusive projects, and
through the ongoing work of the brilliant
and passionate design team he has built.
After so many years working closely
together, Iʼm happy that our relationship
continues to evolve and I look forward to
working with Jony long into the future.”

Design team leaders Evans Hankey, vice

president of Industrial Design, and Alan
Dye, vice president of Human Interface
Design, will report to Jeff Williams, Appleʼs
chief operating officer. Both Dye and
Hankey have played key leadership roles
on Appleʼs design team for many years.
Williams has led the development of Apple
Watch since its inception and will spend
more of his time working with the design
team in their studio.

“After nearly 30 years and countless

projects, I am most proud of the lasting
work we have done to create a design
team, process and culture at Apple that is
without peer. Today it is stronger, more
vibrant and more talented than at any
point in Appleʼs history,” said Ive. “The
team will certainly thrive under the
excellent leadership of Evans, Alan and
Jeff, who have been among my closest
collaborators. I have the utmost
confidence in my designer colleagues at
Apple, who remain my closest friends, and
I look forward to working with them for
many years to come.”

Appleʼs design team, recognized with

countless design awards, brings together
creatives from around the world
representing multiple disciplines, including
user interface, industrial design, graphic
and font design, haptics and sound
design.

Apple revolutionized personal technology

with the introduction of the Macintosh in
1984. Today, Apple leads the world in
innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple
Watch and Apple TV. Appleʼs four software
platforms — iOS, macOS, watchOS and
tvOS — provide seamless experiences
across all Apple devices and empower
people with breakthrough services
including the App Store, Apple Music,
Apple Pay and iCloud. Appleʼs more than
100,000 employees are dedicated to
making the best products on earth, and to
leaving the world better than we found it.

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