Kate Adams, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary (through March 1, 2026) at Apple Inc.

About

Kate Adams served as Apple's Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary from November 2017, overseeing legal, corporate governance, intellectual property, litigation, compliance, global security, and privacy. Before Apple she was General Counsel of Honeywell International from September 2008 and earlier a partner at Sidley Austin LLP. She transitioned the General Counsel role to Jennifer Newstead on March 1, 2026, and is overseeing Apple's government affairs organization until her retirement in late 2026; she remained a named executive officer for fiscal 2025.

Roles

Apple Inc.

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary (through March 1, 2026) · Current role

2017–present

Honeywell International Inc.

General Counsel · Served as General Counsel of the diversified technology and manufacturing company.

since September 2008

Sidley Austin LLP

Partner · Was a partner at the law firm prior to joining Honeywell in 2003.

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Fixed Compensation

FY 2025

Base salary

$1,000,000

TypeFixed annual base salary

Performance Compensation

Data from FY 2025

Cash incentive

Cash Incentive Plan

$4,000,000

MetricNet sales and operating income (equal weighting)

Target Opportunity

$2,000,000

Maximum$4,000,000

AchievementApple exceeded maximum goals for both measures; paid at 200% maximum

Stock awards

$22,009,766

FormPerformance-based and time-based RSUs (50/50 performance/time)

SharesPSUs target 43,901 (max 87,802); time-based 43,901

Grant date fair valuePSUs $12,009,558; time-based $10,000,209

VestingTime-based RSUs vest over four years; performance-based RSUs vest based on Apple's relative TSR for the performance period ending September 25, 2027 (0%-200% of target)