Yesterday the company announced longtime COO Jeff Williams is retiring. Bloomberg has a good rundown of Williams’ responsibilities at Apple, and where they’ll go next — from supply chains to pet projects like the Apple Watch.
Williams also oversaw design, which he’s handing over to Tim Cook. Daring Fireball points out that’s unlikely to last. Apple hasn’t had a design lead since Jony Ive left, but “It seems like time for that now.”
“Six years after Jony Ive’s departure, today’s announcements leave it less clear than ever whose taste, ultimately, is steering the work of the company into the future.”
[daringfireball.net]