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10 Apple IT directors
These ten current and former Apple IT directors have held director-level IT and information systems roles at Apple. A reader can learn how IT directors work at Apple from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Brian Fahey
LinkedInExperience: Director, Information Security · Apple
Director, Information Security at Apple since February 2019, in San Francisco. Brian Fahey also held Director, Platform Services (2015–2019), Senior Manager, Platform Services (2012–2015) and Sr Network Engineer (2009–2012) roles at Apple, and Sr. Technical Consultant at Taos Mountain, Inc. (2007–2009).
Edward Ren
LinkedInExperience: Former Senior Director, Enterprise Technology · Apple
Former Senior Director, Enterprise Technology at Apple (2019–2023), in California. Edward Ren also held Director, Enterprise Platforms (2015–2019), Director, Supply Chain Technology (2010–2015) and Senior Program Manager (2006–2010) roles at Apple, and Staff Technical Program Manager at Oracle (2004–2005).
Gary Wu
LinkedInExperience: Director Infrastructure Services · Apple
Director Infrastructure Services at Apple since July 2014, a role the profile places at director level. Gary Wu's profile also lists Core Services (2010–2014) and Global Network Services (2007–2010) roles at Apple, and Senior Manager, e-Business Hosting at IBM (2007).
Jerry Edling
LinkedInExperience: Former Senior Director, Enterprise Technology & Global Operations Platforms · Apple
Former Senior Director, Enterprise Technology & Global Operations Platforms at Apple (2019–2023), in Cupertino. Jerry Edling was also Director, Enterprise Systems & Global Technology Operations at Apple (2016–2019), Senior Director, Cloud & Platform Strategy at VMware (2013–2016) and Vice President, Enterprise Infrastructure Strategy at Cisco (2010–2013).
Kevin Gates
LinkedInExperience: Director, IS&T Employee Productivity and Support · Apple
Director, IS&T Employee Productivity and Support at Apple since June 2024, in Sunnyvale, California, leading global IS&T teams that the profile says include collaboration and productivity. Kevin Gates was also Director, IS&T Enterprise Business Solutions at Apple (2019–2024) and Director, Enterprise Applications at Beats by Dre (2013–2014).
Loic Buelens
LinkedInExperience: Former IS&T Retail and Online stores Director · Apple
Former IS&T Retail and Online stores Director at Apple (2018–2025), based in Singapore. Loic Buelens was also Director - Retail IT at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (2015–2016) and CIO Asia Pacific China at Louis Vuitton (2008–2012), and held a Retail Perfomance Director - Asia Pacific role at Louis Vuitton (2012–2014).
Scott Hawks
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Enterprise Systems · Apple
Sr. Director, Enterprise Systems at Apple since April 2018, in the San Francisco Bay Area, a role the profile places in Engineering and Technical at director level. The listing shows no other employer for Scott Hawks, and the profile headline repeats the Sr. Director, Enterprise Systems title at Apple.
Steve Hester
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director EMEIA IS&T · Apple
Senior Director EMEIA IS&T at Apple, a current role in London that the profile lists as starting in 1992 and tags at director level in information systems and technology. The profile headline describes Steve Hester as EMEIA CIO, and the listing shows no other employer for Steve Hester.
Vin Agarwal
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering - Enterprise Solutions · Apple
Director of Engineering - Enterprise Solutions at Apple since March 2025, a role the profile says involves building and managing Apple's enterprise platform. Vin Agarwal also held Director - Strategy & Operations (Enterprise Technology) (2024–2025) and Director - Identity and Security (2021–2024) roles at Apple.
Wayne Lawrence
LinkedInExperience: Director, Online and Retail Systems · Apple
Director, Online and Retail Systems at Apple since June 2026, in Austin, Texas, a role the profile says leads the modernization of Apple's global retail systems. Wayne Lawrence was also SVP, Data Platforms, Global Information Technology (2024–2026) and VP, Global Information Technology - Finance (2020–2023) at Colgate-Palmolive.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's area, such as enterprise systems, infrastructure, information security, employee productivity or retail systems, to the question you bring. Check whether their Apple role is current or past before asking how IT works there today.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does an enterprise IT team decide which internal systems to build and which to buy?
- 02How do you run employee productivity and support services for a large global workforce?
- 03What does an IT director measure to show that infrastructure services are reliable?
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