Apple faces major leadership shake-up as AI and design chiefs depart and chip chief weighs exit

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Apple is undergoing one of its biggest leadership overhauls in decades, with the heads of artificial intelligence and interface design stepping down and the company’s general counsel and head of government affairs also set to leave, while long‑time chip chief Johny Srouji has discussed departing. The wave of exits underscores internal strain around Apple’s lagging AI strategy and raises questions about its ability to keep pace with rivals in advanced AI and custom silicon.([bloomberg.com](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-06/apple-rocked-by-executive-departures-with-johny-srouji-at-risk-of-leaving-next))