Jackson, technically “vice chairman for Atmosphere, Coverage, and Social Initiatives,” will retire in “late January 2026,” Apple says. Newstead, who’s at the moment Meta’s chief authorized officer, will take over Apple’s basic counsel function on March 1st, 2026, from Adams, who has been Apple’s basic counsel since 2017.
With Jackson’s retirement and Newstead approaching board, Apple can be making some organizational shifts and shifting some tasks to Williams’ COO alternative, Sabih Khan. As described by Apple:
The Authorities Affairs group will transition to Adams, who will oversee the group till her retirement late subsequent 12 months, after which it will likely be led by Newstead. Newstead’s title will turn into senior vice chairman, Common Counsel and Authorities Affairs, reflecting the combining of the 2 organizations. The Atmosphere and Social Initiatives groups will report back to Apple chief working officer Sabih Khan.
Earlier than becoming a member of Apple in 2013, Jackson led the EPA for a part of President Obama’s time in workplace. Apple promoted Jackson to be coverage lead in 2015. Adams got here to Apple in 2017 after 14 years at Honeywell, based on Apple’s web site.