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10 Apple operations directors
Director of product operations, senior director of operations and director of iPhone operations are among the roles held by these ten Apple operations directors at Apple. A reader can learn how operations directors work at Apple from people who have held the role.
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01—10Ateet Piplani
LinkedInExperience: Director - Hardware Operations, Apple · Apple
Ateet Piplani has been Director - Hardware Operations, Apple since March 2021, a role the profile describes as industrializing and scaling complex technologies across consumer technologies and AI infrastructure. At Apple, Ateet Piplani was also Global Senior Manager, Battery Operations Engineering and Quality from 2017 to 2021.
Candice Ho
LinkedInExperience: Director, Operations · Apple
Candice Ho has been Director, Operations at Apple since March 2022, based in Cupertino, California. The profile lists this current role in the Operations department at director level, and it is the only work row the listing shows for Candice Ho at any company.
Dhanya Mehta
LinkedInExperience: Director, Product Operations · Apple
Dhanya Mehta has been Director, Product Operations at Apple since October 2022, in Cupertino, California, in a role the profile ties to new product operations, sustaining technical management and product quality. At Apple, Dhanya Mehta also held Senior Manager, Product Operations (2019 to 2022) and Manager, Product Operations (2015 to 2019) roles.
Jessie F
LinkedInExperience: Director, iPhone Operations (NPI) · Apple
Jessie F has held the title Director, iPhone Operations (NPI) at Apple since April 2021, with the profile tagging it as an operations role at director level. At Apple, Jessie F also held NPI OPM manager, iPhone (2014 to 2017) and Global Supply Manager, display and touch panel (2010 to 2014) roles.
Lindsay Spisak
LinkedInExperience: Director, Operations Product Development · Apple
Lindsay Spisak has been Director, Operations Product Development at Apple since September 2021, in Cupertino, California, with the profile tagging the role as operations at director level. At Apple, Lindsay Spisak was also Manager (2016 to 2021) and Product Manager (2013 to 2016) in Operations Product Development.
Lynn Xu
LinkedInExperience: Director, Operations · Apple
Lynn Xu has been Director, Operations at Apple since October 2018, based in Shanghai, China. At Apple, Lynn Xu was also Sr. Manager, Operations (2015 to 2018), Manager, GSM (2009 to 2015) and GSM, Touch Panel & Display (2007 to 2009). Lynn Xu was also a Commodity Manager at Agilent Technologies (2001 to 2007).
Sam Bottoms
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Operations, Apple Services · Apple
Sam Bottoms has been Senior Director of Operations, Apple Services at Apple since 2014, based in Cupertino, California, with the profile tagging the role at director level. Sam Bottoms was previously Senior Vice President, Asia & Americas Operations at SDI Media from 2002 to 2014.
Sandeep Boddapati
LinkedInExperience: Director | Worldwide Operations · Apple
Sandeep Boddapati has been Director | Worldwide Operations at Apple since September 2025, based in Cupertino, California. At Apple, Sandeep Boddapati was also Senior Manager, WorldWide Technical Operations (2020 to 2025), Manager, WorldWide Technical Operations (2019 to 2020) and WorldWide Power TPM Manager (2016 to 2019).
Shankar Pennathur
LinkedInExperience: Director, Operations DFM · Apple
Shankar Pennathur has been Director, Operations DFM at Apple since 2012, with a headline covering DFM, semiconductors, sensors and advanced packaging (SiP) and NPI and supply chain leadership. Shankar Pennathur was previously Vice President of Operations at XMOS (2008 to 2012) and at Oxford Semiconductor (2005 to 2008).
Tai Akapaiboon
LinkedInExperience: Director, Planning and Operations · Apple
Tai Akapaiboon has been Director, Planning and Operations at Apple since September 2024, in Cupertino, California, with the profile tagging the role as operations at director level. At Apple, Tai Akapaiboon was also Senior Manager, Planning and Operations (2015 to 2024) and held worldwide product planning roles from 2008 to 2015.
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Match the person's operations area, such as product operations, planning, worldwide operations or hardware operations, to the question you bring. Check how long they have held their current role and what they did before it when your question is about a specific stage of a product's life.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does an operations director coordinate new product introduction with engineering and manufacturing partners?
- 02What do you track week to week to know whether an operations program is on schedule?
- 03How did your responsibilities change when you moved from manager to director in operations?
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