But then there is Kim Vorrath. Despite being a very long-time Apple employee, she's not had the kind of profile some other key staff have.

The crew Federighi has assembled, including Rockwell and Kim Vorrath are known within Apple for getting projects to the finish line in a timely and efficient manner.

The death of the actress Kim Sae-ron has plunged her former boyfriend, the superstar actor Kim Soo-hyun, into the biggest crisis of his career.

This is why Rockwell is now being put in charge of Siri, and will be reporting to Craig Federighi. Other recent changes in the Siri team include Kim Vorrath and Aimee Nugent.

Kim Vorrath, known for managing complex projects, was moved to the AI group in January. More recently, senior manager Aimee Nugent joined the Siri team to further strengthen leadership.

Apple has appointed Rockwell to lead Siri, with Federighi overseeing the division. Giannandrea is shifting away from Siri to focus on AI research at Apple and Meta. Apple has been restructuring its AI ...

Notably, troubleshooter Kim Vorrath, who was assigned to help Giannandrea in January, also came over from the Vision Pro team, where she reported directly to Rockwell.

Longtime Apple executive Kim Vorrath has been brought in to support the turnaround effort, and more senior figures could be placed under John Giannandrea, Apple’s head of AI.