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Johny Srouji

Chief Hardware Officer, Apple

Johny Srouji is Apple's chief hardware officer. Apple's leadership page says Srouji oversees the team that creates and builds Apple's hardware products and underlying technologies, including Apple silicon, cellular, displays, cameras, sensors, and batteries. Srouji joined Apple in 2008 to lead development of application processors for the iPhone, work that Apple describes as the foundation of Apple silicon. Before Apple, Srouji held senior positions in processor development and design at Intel and IBM.1

At a glance

Current role
Chief Hardware Officer
Company
Apple
Sector
Company
Work listed
1
Sources cited
4
Profile reviewed

Career

Before Apple, Johny Srouji held senior positions in processor development and design at Intel and IBM. Srouji joined Apple in 2008 to lead development of the A4, the first Apple-designed system-on-a-chip; Apple describes that iPhone application-processor work as the foundation of Apple silicon.13

Srouji later served as Apple's senior vice president of Hardware Technologies. On April 20, 2026, Apple named Srouji chief hardware officer, an expanded role that adds leadership of Hardware Engineering to the hardware technologies organization.34

Apple silicon and hardware technologies

Apple credits teams under Srouji with custom chips and hardware technologies across its product line, including Apple silicon, batteries, cameras, storage controllers, sensors, displays and cellular modems. When Apple introduced the M1 system-on-a-chip for the Mac in November 2020, Srouji presented it as building on more than a decade of chip design for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch.34

As chief hardware officer, Srouji oversees the team that creates and builds Apple's hardware products, from product design and system engineering to reliability and durability testing.1

Work and contributions

  • Apple silicon Proprietary product

    Joined Apple in 2008 to lead development of the iPhone's application processors, which Apple describes as the foundation of Apple silicon; now oversees hardware technologies including Apple silicon.1

Timeline

  1. Joined Apple to lead development of the A4, the first Apple-designed system-on-a-chip.31
  2. Introduced the M1 chip for the Mac as Apple's senior vice president of Hardware Technologies.4
  3. Named Apple's chief hardware officer, adding Hardware Engineering to the hardware technologies organization.3

Other documented roles

Roles the sources document that are not confirmed as current.

  • Senior positions in processor development and design, Intel1
  • Senior positions in processor development and design, IBM1

Where they work

  • Apple 27 people in the wiki

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References

4 sources · profile reviewed Oct 21, 2026 · data updated Oct 21, 2026

  1. Johny Srouji — Apple LeadershipApple · Official page · accessed Oct 21, 2026
  2. Apple Leadership — Executive ProfilesApple · Official page · accessed Oct 21, 2026
  3. Johny Srouji named Apple's Chief Hardware Officer (press release)Apple Newsroom · Announcement · published Apr 20, 2026 · accessed Oct 21, 2026
  4. Apple unleashes M1 (press release)Apple Newsroom · Announcement · published Nov 10, 2020 · accessed Oct 21, 2026