Jonny Ive will leave the firm later this year (Image: EXPRESS)
Jony Ive, who was vital in Apple’s 1990s resurgence in becoming the world’s first $1trillion company, is set to begin his own independent design business. He will leave the iPhone maker later this year. Mr Ive was at Apple for nearly three decades.
He played a leading role in the design of the candy-coloured iMacs, which allowed Apple to come back from near extinction in the 90s.
That led to the iPhone becoming what many experts claim is one of the most successful products of all time.
As a result of Mr Ive’s planned departure, Apple’s shares fell by 1.5 percent.
The outcome meant Apple lost nearly $9billion of its business value.
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