SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17 (UPDATE) - Denise Young Smith, director of Apple Diversity, who took office for just six months, will leave the company.
For more than 20 years at Apple, where she recently held the position of vice president of Apple Diversity and Inclusion, Apple has confirmed the news that Christie Smith, formerly a longtime Deloitte executive, will succeed her .
Unlike his predecessor, Kristi Smith reports to CEO Tim Cook instead of Deirdre O 'Brien, head of human resources.
Cornell Tech, co-founded by Cornell University and Technion in early November, said Dennis Yang Smith would join the engineering school and be a resident school executive since January 2018.
Critics of Dennis Young Smith's comments at a conference in May of this year sparked criticism when she said: "There are 12 white-skinned, blond men in the room, but they can still be very diverse because they bring the conversation Different life experiences and life perspectives. "Many people think his comment overlooked the colored people, women and LGBT groups (homosexual, bisexual and transgender) who have traditionally been under pressure in the workplace.
Dennis Young Smith then apologized for her remarks, adding: 'It does not mean diversity in my eyes and in Apple.'
Apple, like many Silicon Valley companies, is also less diversified in the workplace, especially leadership and technology, with only 3% of managers being black in 2017 and only 23% of women in technology.
Apple said the company has made progress and that 50% of the new hires are those that used to be lower in the tech industry.