Report from Bloomberg indicates that Apple veteran DJ Novotney is leaving the company for a new role at Rivian. He has spent almost 25 years at Apple and has been a vice president of hardware engineering, working across multiple generations of the iPod, iPhone, the Apple Watch, and more.
It was also revealed earlier this month that another Apple executive, Jonas Reinke, Apple’s head of product, mobility, and auto services, had also departed Apple to join Rivian as a VP of product management.
According to the report, Novotney will become senior vice president of vehicle programs at Rivian, reporting directly to CEO RJ Scaringe. In a memo announcing his departure on Friday, Novotney wrote, “Great products are what we do best and I have been so very lucky along the way to be part of so many amazing teams that developed everything from iPod, iPhone, iPad, Watch, and so many more. Apple has been my life, but now is the time for me to move on and help bring to life a new set of products.”
“Great products are what we do best and I have been so very lucky along the way to be part of so many amazing teams that developed everything from iPod, iPhone, iPad, Watch and so many more. “Apple has been my life, but now is the time for me to move on and help bring to life a new set of products.”
The report describes Novotney as a “senior lieutenant to many of the company’s top hardware engineering executives.” Novotney also spent time working on Apple’s Project Titan electric car team and most recently became a “senior executive in charge of developing future home devices, including some in the robotics and artificial intelligence spaces,” according to today’s report.
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