Ive regains control of Apple design team

san francisco — Apple’s Jony Ive, a key executive credited with the look of many of the company’s most popular products, has re-taken direct management of product design teams.

Ive, 50, was named Apple’s chief design officer in 2015 and subsequently handed off some day-to-day management responsibility while the iPhone maker was building its new Apple Park headquarters in Cupertino, California.

“With the completion of Apple Park, Apple’s design leaders and teams are reporting directly to Jony Ive, who remains focused purely on design,” a company spokeswoman said. — Bloomberg