Who is Alan Dye, Apple design exec poached by Meta in massive coup?

Apple’s longtime head of user interface design, Alan Dye, is leaving the company to join Meta. Dye has spent nearly 20 years at Apple, having served as chief of the UI design team since 2015. Apple confirmed Dye’s departure on Wednesday, with CEO Tim Cook saying that veteran designer Stephen Lemay will succeed him.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed that Alan Dye will be leaving Apple for Meta (AP)

Alan Dye is all set to join Meta on December 31. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a social media post said that Dye will lead a new creative studio within Meta that brings together design, fashion and technology. He will report to Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth.

Mark Zuckerberg announced Dye’s appointment in a post shared Wednesday on the social media platform Threads — Meta’s answer to X.