Posted 3/3/2024, 1:08:00 PM
Apple's Hardware Chief Dan Riccio to Retire After Leading Development of Iconic Products Like the iPhone and M1 Macs
- Dan Riccio was Apple's hardware engineering chief and is "nearing retirement" after over 25 years at Apple
- Riccio oversaw development of products like the first iMac, iPhone 5G, M1 Macs, and AirPods Max
- He became vice president of iPad Hardware Engineering in 2010 and joined the executive team in 2012
- Riccio said 2021 was the "right time for a change" after Apple's "biggest and most ambitious product year ever"
- Riccio's focus after the Vision Pro headset launch was to be "creating something new and wonderful" at Apple