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   Bob Mansfield Retiring from Apple

   Jeff Carlson

   Apple Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering Bob Mansfield is
   retiring from the company, according to a [1]press release from Apple.
   Mansfield has been at Apple for 13 years, and is one of the key senior
   managers at the company. He has also enjoyed prominent visibility in
   Apple's product introduction videos, where he talks about the
   impressive internal components that make up the machines.

   [2][tn_mansfield_retires.jpg]

   Mansfield was also instrumental shortly after the iPhone 4 was
   released, when criticism of its external antenna prompted Apple to call
   a press conference to explain that interference wasn't unique to the
   iPhone (see '[3]Apple Responds to iPhone 4 Antenna Issue,' 16 July
   2010). He, Steve Jobs, and Tim Cook took to the stage after the
   presentation and participated in a frank question-and-answer session.
   (A [4]streaming video of the event is online, although the Q&A portion
   isn't included.)

   Mansfield is not a petite man, and in a world of slender people with
   tiny hands, there was always a slight disjunct between seeing a big man
   and his beefy fingers discuss the tiny components in Apple computers
   and mobile devices. Our friend John Moltz [5]ribbed Mansfield gently
   during the 2009 Macworld Expo, noting, 'Big Bob Mansfield. Ask for him
   by name. Accept no substitutes.'

   According to Apple, the position will be transitioned to Dan Riccio,
   Apple's Vice President of iPad Hardware Engineering.

References

   1. http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2012/06/28Bob-Mansfield-Apples-Senior-Vice-President-of-Hardware-Engineering-to-Retire.html
   2. http://tidbits.com/resources/2012-06/mansfield_retires.png
   3. http://tidbits.com/article/11434
   4. http://www.apple.com/apple-events/july-2010/
   5. http://crazyapplerumors.com/2009/01/06/keynote-coverage-live/

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