Steve Smith to lead Apple's acquisitions under John Ternus

First reported by Bloomberg at · Updated · 2 sources

Apple veteran Steve Smith will replace Adrian Perica as head of mergers and acquisitions and corporate development, according to Bloomberg, as reported by MacRumors. The team handles acquisitions and arrangements such as Apple's deal with OpenAI to bring ChatGPT to Siri. Bloomberg also reports that Ternus is pushing to make Apple leaner and faster.

  • Ternus is taking a hands-on role overseeing design, according to Bloomberg.

Covered by 2 publishers within 3 hours of the first report.

Reporting2

Bloomberg Inside John Ternus’ New Apple + Meta’s Vision Pro Killer
MacRumors Apple Has a New M&A Chief as Ternus Reshuffles Leadership · Juli Clover

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