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\nApple announces executive transitions\n<\/p>\n

\nJennifer Newstead to join Apple as senior vice president, will become general counsel in March 2026\n<\/p>\n

\nKate Adams to retire late next year\n<\/p>\n

\nLisa Jackson to retire\n<\/p>\n

CUPERTINO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–
\nApple\u00ae today announced that Jennifer Newstead will become Apple\u2019s general counsel on March 1, 2026, following a transition of duties from Kate Adams, who has served as Apple\u2019s general counsel since 2017. She will join Apple as senior vice president in January, reporting to CEO Tim Cook and serving on Apple\u2019s executive team.\n<\/p>\n

\nIn addition, Lisa Jackson, vice president for Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives, will retire in late January 2026. The Government Affairs organization will transition to Adams, who will oversee the team until her retirement late next year, after which it will be led by Newstead. Newstead\u2019s title will become senior vice president, General Counsel and Government Affairs, reflecting the combining of the two organizations. The Environment and Social Initiatives teams will report to Apple chief operating officer Sabih Khan.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cKate has been an integral part of the company for the better part of a decade, having provided critical advice while always advocating on behalf of our customers\u2019 right to privacy and protecting Apple\u2019s right to innovate,\u201d said Tim Cook, Apple\u2019s CEO. \u201cI am incredibly grateful to her for the leadership she has provided, for her remarkable determination across a myriad of highly complex issues, and above all, for her thoughtfulness, her deeply strategic mind, and her sound counsel.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cI am deeply appreciative of Lisa’s contributions. She has been instrumental in helping us reduce our global greenhouse emissions by more than 60 percent compared to 2015 levels,\u201d said Cook. \u201cShe has also been a critical strategic partner in engaging governments around the world, advocating for the best interests of our users on a myriad of topics, as well as advancing our values, from education and accessibility to privacy and security.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cWe couldn\u2019t be more pleased to have Jennifer join our team,\u201d said Cook. \u201cShe brings an extraordinary depth of experience and skill to the role, and will advance Apple\u2019s important work all over the world. We are also pleased that Jennifer will be overseeing both the Legal and Government Affairs organizations, given the increasing overlap between the work of both teams and her substantial background in international affairs. I know she will be an excellent leader going forward.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cI have long admired Apple\u2019s deep focus on innovation and strong commitment to its values, its customers, and to making the world a better place,\u201d said Newstead. \u201cI am honored to join the company and to lead an extraordinary team who are dedicated each and every day to doing what\u2019s in the best interest of Apple\u2019s users.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cIt has been one of the great privileges of my life to be a part of Apple, where our work has always been about standing up for the values that are the foundation of this great company,\u201d said Adams. \u201cI am proud of the good our wonderful team has done over the past eight years, and I am filled with gratitude for the chance to have made a difference. Jennifer is an exceptional talent and I am confident that I am leaving the team in the very best hands, and I\u2019m really looking forward to working more closely with the Government Affairs team.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cApple is a remarkable company and it has been a true honor to lead such important work here,\u201d said Jackson. \u201cI have been lucky to work with leaders who understand that reducing our environmental impact is not just good for the environment, but good for business, and that we can do well by doing good. And I am incredibly grateful to the teams I\u2019ve had the privilege to lead at Apple, for the innovations they\u2019ve helped create and inspire, and for the advocacy they\u2019ve led on behalf of our users with governments around the world. I have every confidence that Apple will continue to have a profoundly positive impact on the planet and its people.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nNewstead was most recently chief legal officer at Meta and previously served as the legal adviser of the U.S. Department of State, where she led the legal team responsible for advising the Secretary of State on legal issues affecting the conduct of U.S. foreign relations. She held a range of other positions in government earlier in her career as well, including as general counsel of the White House Office of Management and Budget, as a principal deputy assistant attorney general of the Office of Legal Policy at the Department of Justice, as associate White House counsel, and as a law clerk to Justice Stephen Breyer of the U.S. Supreme Court. She also spent a dozen years as partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, where she advised global corporations on a wide variety of issues. Newstead holds an AB from Harvard University and a JD from Yale Law School.\n<\/p>\n

\nApple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, AirPods, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro. Apple\u2019s six software platforms \u2014 iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, visionOS, and tvOS \u2014 provide seamless experiences across all Apple devices and empower people with breakthrough services including the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay, iCloud, and Apple TV. Apple\u2019s more than 150,000 employees are dedicated to making the best products on earth and to leaving the world better than we found it.\n<\/p>\n

\nNOTE TO EDITORS: For additional information visit Apple Newsroom (www.apple.com\/newsroom<\/a>), or email Apple\u2019s Media Helpline at media.help@apple.com<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u00a9 2025 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Apple and the Apple logo are trademarks of Apple. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.\n<\/p>\n

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