Peter Friday

CEO

Cupertino, California, United States20 yrs 7 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led global teams at Apple for over a decade.
  • Focused on carbon neutrality by 2030.
  • Innovated manufacturing systems with AI/ML.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in sustainable manufacturing and supply chain management.

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Skills

Core Skills

ManufacturingSupply Chain Management

Other Skills

CSSData AnalysisDatabasesFootprintInclineManagementProduct DevelopmentProduct ManagementShop FloorSoftware DevelopmentTeam ManagementTraceTraceability

About

Head of a global team focused on manufacturing and environmental systems that connect and modernize Apple’s supply chain as we move towards making all products carbon neutral by 2030. Leading both Product and Engineering for an organization I’ve built over the past decade. Added an AI/ML team focused on Factory systems and data in 2024. Still having a lot of fun and love getting to invent new stuff with the team.

Experience

Apple

6 roles

Senior Director, Manufacturing & Environmental Systems

Promoted

Aug 2024Present · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Lead Product and Engineering for critical manufacturing systems that support all of Apple's current and future products. Built a global organization with teams across the US, China, Vietnam, and India.
  • Created, and now leading, a new team in the Environmental space focused on Carbon Footprinting and Material Traceability for  2030.
FootprintTraceabilityManagementManufacturingTeam ManagementSupply Chain Management+2

Director, Manufacturing Design Systems

Promoted

Apr 2019Aug 2024 · 5 yrs 4 mos

  • Spend a lot of time working on iPhone, but I'm a Mac at the core.

Senior Manager, Manufacturing Design Systems

Promoted

Aug 2014Mar 2019 · 4 yrs 7 mos

  • Feb 2016 - Mar 2018 Based in Shanghai.

Manager, Manufacturing Design Systems

Dec 2010Jul 2014 · 3 yrs 7 mos

  • Built a software team to design and develop manufacturing systems.
  • In 2013 started managing a global team.

Mechanical Enclosures

Promoted

Jun 2008Dec 2010 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Global supply chain management of major Enclosure parts for the following products:
  • MacBook Pro Unibody 13", 15" & 17"
  • MacBook Air 11" & 13"
  • iPad 1st & 2nd gen
  • Started leading a software project focused on manufacturing data.

Business Consultant

Jul 2006Jun 2008 · 1 yr 11 mos

Grower direct

Operations

Jan 2004Jan 2005 · 1 yr

  • Kept a Cherry Factory running 24/7

Education

Pepperdine University

International Business

Jan 2001Jan 2005

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