Apple has named Johny Srouji chief hardware officer with immediate effect, expanding the architect of its custom silicon strategy into an enlarged role overseeing both hardware engineering and hardware technologies.
Srouji, who previously served as senior vice president of hardware technologies, assumes responsibility for hardware engineering from John Ternus, who was named Apple's incoming chief executive on Monday.
The reorganisation centralises chip design, product engineering, batteries, cameras, sensors, displays and cellular modems under a single executive as Ternus steps back from operational hardware oversight ahead of his 1 September transition to the top job.
Tom Marieb, Apple's current vice president of product integrity, will become hardware engineering chief, reporting to Ternus.
Srouji joined Apple in 2008 to lead development of the A4, the company's first custom-designed system-on-a-chip, and previously held senior processor development roles at Intel and IBM.
He has since built the silicon engineering organisation that underpinned Apple's transition away from Intel processors across the Mac lineup, a shift that delivered significant gains in power efficiency and performance.
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He earned both a bachelor's and master's degree in computer science from Technion, Israel's Institute of Technology.
"He has played a singular role in driving Apple's silicon strategy, and his influence has been felt deeply not just inside the company, but across the industry," said Tim Cook.
The recap
- Johny Srouji promoted to chief hardware officer, effective immediately.
- Srouji joined Apple in 2008 to lead A4 development.
- He will lead Hardware Engineering and hardware technologies teams.
