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Apple's head of hardware design is leaving the company after three years

that industrial design head Evans Hankey is departing after three years. There's no named replacement as of this writing, but Hankey will reportedly remain in her position for six months as part of a transition. Alan Dye, who took the software design reins from Ive in 2019, will stay in his role.

's sources claim Gary Butcher, one of Dye's former top designers and currently Airbnb's design VP, is returning to Apple. It's not clear what responsibilities Butcher might take upon his return., Apple stressed that its design unit has"strong leaders with decades of experience" and creates products that are"undeniably" representative of the company. There's no explanation given as to why Hankey is leaving.

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