Apple reportedly axes the position of design chief in major company shift

Ever since Steve Jobs rolled out the iMac to a captive audience in 1998, Apple’s head of hardware design has been one of the most prestigious and important roles at the company. Now in a major policy shift, Apple won’t be naming a new design czar to replace Evans Hankey, who has held the position since 2019.According to a Bloomberg report, a “core group of about 20 industrial designers” will now report to chief operating officer Jeff Williams, who has been with the compa