Apple Restructures Global Affairs and Apple Music Teams [Report]

Apple is reorganizing its global affairs and Apple Music teams, marking the latest in a series of leadership changes at the company, according to a recent report from Bloomberg.

The shake-up in Apple's global affairs division affects oversight of government relations across Europe, India, China, and other parts of Asia. Lisa Jackson, a vice president who reports directly to CEO Tim Cook, will now oversee the Europe and Asia teams. These teams were previously under Nick Ammann, Apple's vice president of global policy, who will now manage the India and China groups. Matt Browne and Elizabeth Hernandez, who lead the Europe and Asia teams respectively, will report to Jackson, while Frank Fan and Virat Bhatia, who oversee China and India, will report to Ammann. The U.S. government affairs team, led by Tim Powderly, remains at the same level as the Europe and Asia teams in the new structure.

These changes come as Apple faces increasing scrutiny from governments around the world. In the EU, the company has been hit with fines and pushed to make changes to its operating systems. Apple is also dealing with antitrust concerns in Japan and South Korea, and adapting to shifting trade dynamics under the Trump administration by moving more of its manufacturing to India. A recent standoff with Indonesia, which had blocked iPhone 16 sales, was resolved after Apple agreed to produce AirTags and parts for AirPods Max locally.


Ammann, who played a key role in handling the dispute, continues to serve as Apple's point of contact with the Trump administration — a role he previously held during Trump's first term.

The restructuring follows other recent changes within Apple. The company reshuffled its retail division earlier this year, promoting Vanessa Trigub to global head of retail stores. Daniel DiCicco, formerly head of retail real estate, departed to lead Louis Vuitton's operations in China. Apple also recently reorganized its Siri and robotics teams.

In the Apple Music division, longtime Apple executive Rachel Newman and former TikTok music executive Ole Obermann will now co-lead the group. Both will report to Oliver Schusser, vice president of Apple's services division. The change is intended to ease Schusser's workload as he continues to oversee Apple TV+, the company's sports initiatives, and the Beats brand in addition to Apple Music. Schusser reports to Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of services.

Apple Music remains a key part of the company's growing services business, which continues to expand even as hardware sales slow. Apple is scheduled to report earnings on Thursday, with the services segment expected to be a major revenue driver.


Apple declined to comment on the leadership changes.

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