Apple hires former Facebook exec to lead its information systems and technology

Apple has hired Timothy Campos, a former Facebook executive to lead its information systems team.   

In October, it was reported that Apple's head of information systems, Mary Demby, would be retiring after three decades. At the time, it was not clear then who would replace her.  

The news of Campos’ appointment comes from Bloomberg, who reported that Timothy Campos will now lead Apple’s information systems and technology (also known as IS&T) department.   

“This team is responsible for Apple’s online services infrastructure, customer support, and website. Internally, the company refers to this operation as the “nerve centre” because of its importance,” the news report said.  

Prior to joining Apple, Campos held a similar position at Facebook between 2010 and 2016. He also worked with IS&T at KLA Corp., a semiconductor company. Most recently, he cofounded a calendar app ‘Woven’ which was later acquired by Slack and then Salesforce in 2021.  

Campos’ recent update on LinkedIn reads that he’s “getting ready for something new”, although he didn’t mention Apple’s name directly.   

The hiring comes as Apple is losing some of its key executives. For example, Apple’s current head of industrial design Evans Hankey will leave the company in 2023, according to a 9to5Mac report.  

Meanwhile Apple has “paused almost all hiring” outside of research and development and some other key units — due to concerns such as higher interest rates and global economic uncertainty.  The company is planning to freeze hiring for next year as well in order to save costs. The sectors most affected are hardware and software engineering, as well as some corporate functions, it said in a report.