Jeff Jones will step down from his role as Chief Exec of The Beatles’ Apple Corps Ltd. after 17 years. Jones, who most recently oversaw the 2023 release of the final Beatles song, “Now and Then,” has spearheaded countless significant initiatives since joining the company in 2007.

They include launching TheBeatles.com and making the British band’s music available digitally for the first time with iTunes. Jones introduced them to a new generation with their own Rock Band game, oversaw Apple Corps’ 18-year partnership with Cirque du Soleil for The Beatles LOVE show and has helped conceive multiple Grammy-winning catalog reissues.

In addition, Jones served as executive producer on the critically acclaimed documentary film The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years, and the three-part Emmy-winning Disney+ series, The Beatles: Get Back. He's an EP on the upcoming Beatles ’64 doc, produced by Martin Scorsese, directed by David Tedesch and due XX.

“The whole Apple Corps family wishes Jeff Jones all the very best and would like to express our sincere gratitude for his invaluable contributions to the company and the legacy of The Beatles," the company said in a statement.

Prior to joinin Apple Corps, Jones worked at Sony/BMG, MCA Records and Columbia. A successor has yet to be announced.