Jony Ive becomes Apple’s Chief Design Officer, trusted lieutenants take his previous roles

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by Sindy Cator on May 25, 2015 at 9:56 pm

Sir Jony Ive is Apple’s most important executive not called Tim Cook (and that’s arguable), and he just got a promotion. According to the Telegraph, Ive is now leading the newly minted Chief Design Officer position. Meanwhile, two close lieutenants, Alan Dye and Richard Howarth, are taking over Ive’s previous roles as vice presidents of User Interface and Industrial Design, respectively. 9to5Mac retrieved an internal Memo sent out by Cook, which suggests the new role will allow Ive will tackle larger projects. The memo notes the change is a reflection of the scope of the projects Ive has already been…