Apple lost its AI chief and its design chief in one week
John Giannandrea stepped down and Alan Dye left for Meta in the first days of December 2025.
Kivorent News desk, published , 1 min read
19 yearsAlan Dye's time at Apple before leaving for Meta
This is a look back at an event from . We wrote it on November 11, 2026, from the sources listed at the end.
Two senior Apple executives left their posts in the same week of December 2025, MacRumors reported.
- December 1. John Giannandrea, who led Apple's AI work, stepped down. He stayed on as an advisor ahead of retiring in early 2026.
- December 3. Alan Dye, the head of interface design, left after 19 years to become chief design officer at Meta.
How it reads now
Both moves came after a difficult stretch for the areas they ran. Apple's improved Siri had been delayed, and the Liquid Glass redesign Dye's team produced had drawn mixed reviews.
Six months later Apple showed a Siri built on Google's Gemini models, and Tim Cook announced he was handing over to John Ternus.
Sources
- Top stories: iOS 26.2 coming soon, Apple execs depart, and more, MacRumors, December 6, 2025
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