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Kevan Parekh

Apple's chief financial officer since late 2024, succeeding Luca Maestri; oversees Apple's finance operations and deal-making team.

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Current stories

productConfirmed4 publishers

Apple hands its deal team back to the CFO who scrapped its cash target

Apple named Steve Smith to run mergers and acquisitions and put the deal team back under finance chief Kevan Parekh, replacing Adrian Perica. Parekh ended Apple's net-cash-neutral policy in May, a change analysts read as room to buy.

Publishers:9to5mac.com channelnewsasia.com economictimes.indiatimes.com finance.yahoo.com macrumors.com qz.com thenextweb.com

Perspective Coverage

7 publishers
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Builder 11%
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Operator 50%
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Investor 39%

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Evidence72
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Hype gap+20
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Confidence70
productOne report1 publisher

John Ternus makes himself the final decision maker on Apple design

Apple CEO John Ternus works hands-on in the design studio several times a week, Bloomberg reports, against Tim Cook's roughly monthly visits. With no chief design officer search underway, Apple's former hardware chief now has the final say on its software interfaces too.

Publishers:9to5mac.com businesstoday.in digitaltrends.com macrumors.com

Perspective Coverage

4 publishers
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Builder 23%
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Operator 47%
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Investor 30%

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Evidence45
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Hype gap+20
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Confidence50
investConfirmed4 publishers

John Ternus trims Apple's program managers while weighing a year-round launch calendar

Apple CEO John Ternus is weighing year-round launches as the hardware unit removes roughly six directors and other program managers, Bloomberg reported. Staff expect the calendar change to take years, so the cost cuts should show up in Apple's numbers first.

Publishers:finance.yahoo.com livemint.com proactiveinvestors.com pymnts.com theverge.com

Perspective Coverage

5 publishers
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Builder 23%
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Operator 33%
Investor
Investor 44%

Reality

Evidence45
Adoption
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Hype gap+25
Incentives55
Confidence50
productOne report1 publisher

John Ternus cuts the program managers who ran Apple's hardware timelines for decades

Apple CEO John Ternus has cut hardware program managers, including about six directors, to ship more products more often, Bloomberg reports. The engineers who remain are the likeliest people to absorb the timeline and coordination work those roles did.

Publishers:9to5mac.com macrumors.com

Reality

Evidence55
Adoption
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Hype gap+15
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Confidence60