Jackson, technically “vp for Surroundings, Coverage, and Social Initiatives,” will retire in “late January 2026,” Apple says. Newstead, who’s presently Meta’s chief authorized officer, will take over Apple’s common counsel position on March 1st, 2026, from Adams, who has been Apple’s common counsel since 2017.
With Jackson’s retirement and Newstead approaching board, Apple can also be making some organizational shifts and shifting some obligations to Williams’ COO substitute, Sabih Khan. As described by Apple:
The Authorities Affairs group will transition to Adams, who will oversee the workforce till her retirement late subsequent yr, after which it will likely be led by Newstead. Newstead’s title will turn out to be senior vp, Common Counsel and Authorities Affairs, reflecting the combining of the 2 organizations. The Surroundings 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, in response to Apple’s web site.
