Phil Schiller is replaced by Greg Joswiak as the new senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing at Apple

There is a change in Apple’s top leadership. Today, Phil Schiller has advanced to the position of Apple Fellow to lead the App Store and Apple Events. Recently, he was involved in the planning and management of the company’s first-ever WWDC 2020 online event. In this new role, Schiller will directly report to Tim Cook, CEO of the company.

Now, Greg (Joz) Joswiak has replaced Schiller as the new senior VP of Worldwide Marketing, who will be responsible for the following operations:

  • Apple’s product management and product marketing
  • Developer relations
  • Market research
  • Business management, as well as education
  • Enterprise
  • International marketing

Joswiak has been a part of Apple for over 20 years and has a strong portfolio of launching many popular products like the iPod and iPhone as the former member of product marketing organization and VP of Worldwide Product Marketing for past four years.

Greg Joswiak

Phil Schiller’s Contributions

Starting his career at Apple in 1987, @Phil Schiller worked diligently on the development and marketing of products for 30 years. As the senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, he successfully “lead the digital music revolution with iPod and iTunes, helped in creating the Mac, reinvent mobile phones with iPhone and the App Store, and define the future of mobile computing with iPad”.

Phil Schiller shared his sentiments on the decision,

“It has been a dream come true for me to work at Apple, on so many products I love, with all of these great friends — Steve, Tim, and so many more. I first started at Apple when I was 27, this year I turned 60 and it is time for some planned changes in my life. I’ll keep working here as long as they will have me, I bleed six colors, but I also want to make some time in the years ahead for my family, friends, and a few personal projects I care deeply about.”

Phil Schiller

The tech industry has congratulated both men; thanked Phil Schiller for his revolutionary contributions and expressed confidence in the Joswiak as the new senior VP of Worldwide Marketing.

https://twitter.com/tfadell/status/1290702522865389568?s=20

CEO of Apple, Tim Cook spoke highly of Schiller and Joswiak,

“Phil has helped make Apple the company it is today and his contributions are broad, vast, and run deep. In this new role he will continue to provide the incredible thought partnership, and guidance that have defined his decades at Apple. Joz’s many years of leadership in the Product Marketing organization make him perfectly suited to this new role and will ensure a seamless transition at a moment when the team is engaged in such important and exciting work. I’m thrilled that the whole executive team will benefit from his collaboration, ideas, and energy.”

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