Alan Dye Departs Apple to Take Up Chief Design Role at Meta

Alan Dye, one of Apple’s most influential design leaders and a key figure behind several iconic product interfaces, is leaving the company after nearly two decades to join Meta Platforms. Alan Dye, who has served as Apple’s Vice President of Human Interface Design since 2015, will step into the role of Chief Design Officer at Meta on December 31, 2025. His move marks a significant shift in Silicon Valley’s competitive landscape for top-tier design talent.

Key Highlights

• Apple design veteran Alan Dye joins Meta as Chief Design Officer, strengthening its hardware and interface ambitions.
• Dye’s exit prompts Apple to elevate Stephen Lemay, ensuring continuity in its human interface leadership.

During his tenure at Apple, Dye played a crucial role in shaping the look and feel of Apple’s most important devices. He contributed to the user interface of the iPhone X, helped design the Apple Watch’s revolutionary UI, and was instrumental in developing the Vision Pro mixed-reality headset’s interface. He also guided several major operating system redesigns across iOS, macOS, and watchOS, making him one of the company’s most influential creative voices.

Meta’s decision to bring Alan Dye onboard underscores CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s renewed emphasis on high-quality design as the company pushes deeper into AI-driven consumer hardware, including smart glasses, wearables, and immersive devices. Dye’s appointment signals Meta’s intention to elevate its product aesthetics and user-experience standards as it competes more directly with Apple in mixed reality and next-generation computing.

Following Alan Dye’s departure, Apple has appointed Stephen Lemay, a long-time designer with the company since 1999, to lead the Human Interface team. Lemay has contributed to nearly every major interface Apple has released in the last two decades, and Apple leadership has expressed confidence in his ability to continue the company’s design legacy.

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Dye’s move adds to a growing list of notable executive departures from Apple in recent years, highlighting the intensifying competition among tech giants for experienced design and product-innovation leaders.