Analysts say giving the top job to a hardware VP rather than the software one is part of Apple's strategy to dominate the devices space.

Apple (AAPL) on Monday appointed Johny Srouji as chief hardware officer, effective immediately. Srouji, who most recently served as senior vice president of hardware technologies, will assume an expanded role leading hardware engineering,

John Ternus is a hardware expert who must help Apple catch up in the AI race as it looks for its next big hit.

Alongside today’s announcement that Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down, Apple has also elevated Johny Srouji. Effective immediately,

Apple Inc.’s newly combined hardware engineering and hardware technologies division will be organized across five key areas, its new leader told staffers on Monday.

Apple may have combined its two hardware teams into one under Johny Srouji, but he's taken it a step further by segmenting his hardware group into five. Though not much really changed.

As part of Apple’s reorganization elevating John Ternus to CEO, the company also promoted Johny Srouji to a broader

It’s the right call, said Mike Slade, a Seattle tech veteran who spent six years as an advisor to Steve Jobs at the company. Apple needed to pick an insider who understands the culture, Slade said, and ideally someone who knows how hardware comes together,