Johnny Srouji, who led the development of Apple Silicon at Apple amid a string of talent exodus, is reportedly seriously considering leaving the company

Johny Srouji, Apple's senior vice president of hardware technologies who led the development of Apple Silicon, is seriously considering leaving the company, Bloomberg reported.

Apple Rocked by Executive Departures, With Johny Srouji at Risk of Leaving Next - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-06/apple-rocked-by-executive-departures-with-johny-srouji-at-risk-of-leaving-next

Report: Johny Srouji contemplating leaving Apple, considering career elsewhere - 9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2025/12/06/apple-chip-lead-johny-srouji-considering-leaving-company-report/

In June 2020, Apple announced that it would use its proprietary processor, 'Apple Silicon,' in Macs, just like the iPhone, and in November of the same year, it unveiled the first Apple Silicon processor, the 'M1.' The M1 was hailed by the media as a 'computing revolution' and an 'incredible feat,' with Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, even praising it, saying, 'I absolutely want a Mac with an M1 chip.' The M1 successfully revived the Mac, which had been in decline, and Srouji, who led the development of Apple Silicon, also became a star.

Apple's senior vice president talks about the development of the 'M1 chip' that contributed to the revival of the Mac - GIGAZINE

In addition, Apple has released several in-house developed chips, such as its 5G modem chip ' C1 ' and network chip ' N1 .' These chips will help reduce Apple's dependence on chip manufacturers, and these were also developed under Srouji's leadership, according to Apple-related media 9to5Mac.

The proprietary network chip 'Apple N1,' which debuted in the iPhone 17, apparently improves Wi-Fi speeds by up to 40% compared to the Broadcom chip in the iPhone 16 - GIGAZINE

Bloomberg reported that Srooji, one of Apple's most respected executives, told Cook that he was seriously considering leaving the company in the near future, according to sources. Srooji has also reportedly told colleagues that he intends to seek employment elsewhere if he ultimately does leave Apple.

Apple has also offered Srooji a substantial compensation package and increased responsibilities to retain him, and is considering promoting him to Chief Technology Officer (CTO), which would make him the second-highest-ranking executive at Apple.

In recent years, Apple has been plagued by talent loss, with several executives being poached by Meta in 2025 alone.

In July, Luomin Pan, who had led the development of Apple's core models, was poached by Meta.

Meta successfully poached Apple's head of AI models, as Mark Zuckerberg continues to steal talent from competitors - GIGAZINE

Also, in October, Ke Yang, who was responsible for developing AI search features at Apple, moved to Meta.

The person who was the developer of Apple's 'ChatGPT-style AI search function' moves to Meta - GIGAZINE

Additionally, it was recently announced that Alan Dye, who led Apple's user interface design team, will leave the company at the end of the year to join Meta in December 2025. Dye will join Meta along with Billy Sorrentino, who was senior director of the design team, and will become chief design officer of Meta's hardware division, Realty Lab.

Apple's UI design chief moves to Meta, Apple's talent outflow continues as the organization faces a turning point - GIGAZINE

According to a Bloomberg report, Apple is undergoing a major restructuring, which is speculated to be in preparation for CEO Tim Cook's retirement. Bloomberg also reports that retail chief Deirdre O'Brien and marketing vice president Greg Joswiak are likely to leave the company in the near future, given that they have both been with the company for 35 to 40 years.