Apple seems to be making some changes to its executive team. This time, the company is naming a global VP who will be in charge of Apples retail stores around the world.Apple has a new VP of retail storesAlthough the company is yet to confirm the news, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that the company is promoting Vanessa Trigub as Apples vice president of stores and retail operations. Trigub previously managed locations in the Americas West region. Now shell oversee the heads of retail for Europe and the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and the Americas East region, the report says.While Trigub will have more responsibilities as VP of retail stores, Apple aims to simplify the retail organization with the new role. Currently, all retail operations are overseen by Deirdre OBrien. However, with the departure of Carol Surface, Apples first Chief People Officer, OBrien also took over the HR department.Trigub joined Apple in 2007 shortly after the launch of the first iPhone. She was responsible for a number of roles in the companys finances, mergers, and acquisitions. The report notes that OBrien will have fewer direct reports with the change. Instead of managing retail executives for each region, she will oversee Trigub in charge of retail stores.People familiar with the matter say that Apple sees Trigub as a potential replacement for OBrien once she decides to leave she has worked for the company for more than three decades. The news comes a week after Apple replaced Siri chief John Giannandrea with Mike Rockwell, current VP of Vision Pro.Gadgets I recommend:Add 9to5Mac to your Google News feed. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Youre reading 9to5Mac experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Dont know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel