Meta has hired Apple’s user interface design lead, Alan Dye.
Dye will begin his role as chief design officer at Meta on December 31.
Apple will replace Dye with longtime designer Stephen Lemay.
Meta has hired Apple’s top user interface design executive, Alan Dye, signaling Meta’s growing ambition to build consumer hardware powered by AI. For those unaware, Dye has led Apple’s user interface design team since 2015. At Meta, Dye will lead a newly created design studio focused on designing hardware, software, and AI integration for all of the company’s interfaces.
SurveyHe will report to chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth, who oversees the Reality Labs division responsible for devices such as VR headsets and smart glasses. Dye will begin his role as chief design officer at Meta on December 31, with a major focus on redesigning Meta’s consumer products using AI.
Dye will be joined at Meta by Billy Sorrentino, another senior member of Apple’s design team. Meta’s existing design leaders, Joshua To, Jason Rubin and Peter Bristol, will now report to Dye.
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Apple will replace Dye with longtime designer Stephen Lemay. The company confirmed the change to Bloomberg, with CEO Tim Cook saying, “Steve Lemay has played a key role in the design of every major Apple interface since 1999.” “He has always set an extraordinarily high bar for excellence and embodies Apple’s culture of collaboration and creativity.”
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Dye’s departure adds to a series of senior exits at Apple. In recent weeks, Apple has seen the retirement of longtime chief operating officer Jeff Williams, the exit of AI chief John Giannandrea, and the retirement of former hardware chief Dan Riccio. Reports also indicate that several remaining executives, including Cook himself, are approaching typical retirement age and evaluating their future plans.
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