Three years after Jony Ive left Apple, the new Industrial Design Chief is also leaving the company. Evans Hankey has been working at the company for years, and a report now says she’s told her employees that she’s leaving Apple six months from now.. Hankey was named as VP Industrial Design Chief in 2019 to replace Jony Ive, Apple’s design chief for two decades.
“Apple’s design team brings together expert creatives from around the world and across many disciplines to imagine products that are undeniably Apple,” a spokesman said in a statement. “The senior design team has strong leaders with decades of experience. Evans plans to stay on as we work through the transition, and we’d like to thank her for her leadership and contributions.”
Hankey leaves the company as Apple has been reported to be entering new markets in the near future with its Mixed Reality and Augmented Reality headsets. In addition to that, the company is expected to enter the car business sometime in this decade.