Today is John Ternus’s first day as Apple CEO. A new Bloomberg report has more details on other executive changes, plus tidbits on changes Ternus might make.
As head of Corporate Services, Maestri oversaw information systems and technology, information security, and real estate and development. He is, however, still on Apple’s payroll. His only remaining responsibility is “hosting a popular class at Apple University, an in-house program for teaching Apple’s ways to rising executives and employees. Mark Gurman points out that Apple’s new Leadership page excludes Adrian Perica, its head of mergers and acquisitions. Apple’s new leadership page also excludes Adrian Perica, the company’s head of mergers and acquisitions. It remains unclear where he will shift within Apple. It’s possible this signals a change to Apple’s strategy for mergers and acquisitions. Some analysts expect Ternus to be more aggressive in making bigger acquisitions.
Maestri served as Apple CFO until January 2025 , when he stepped down to take on a smaller role.
Bloomberg reports that Luca Maestri is stepping down as Apple’s “Corporate Services” leader. Gurman also says that “people in and around Apple” expect Ternus to change how the company handles outgoing executives. like Maestri, Gurman says “Ternus may be less likely to continue using this approach.” While Cook made a habit of retaining executives in smaller roles.
Maestri left that job “in recent weeks, according to today’s report. Bloomberg reported on Sunday that he would likely be dropped by Ternus as a direct report and could split his responsibilities across Apple’s services and finance teams.
