Newson’s hire comes amid something of staffing up by Apple. The company recently acquired Beats Music, founded by music industry pioneers Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine. Tech-industry observers characterized that move as underscoring the value of tastemakers. Other recent hires by the company include Angela Ahrendts, a former Burberry C.E.O., Yves Saint Laurent’s Paul Deneve, and Nike’s Ben Shaffer.
Sounds like Tim is assembling a design-house with much more visibility than before. Design out of Cupertino has rivaled Paris, London and New York for the last 2 decades. This team is going to make beautiful products together. I am excited about the next 2 years.
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