Top Apple hardware executive Bob Mansfield, vanishes from company

 Does it feel like someone is missing from Apple’s management hierarchy as of late? If you thought so, you were correct. Sunday afternoon, the senior vice president of technologies at Apple was quietly removed from the company’s corporate website with no word as to why.

The only clue we have as of now is from Apple spokesman Steve Dowling, who told AllThingsD that “Bob is no longer going to be on Apple’s executive team, but will remain at Apple working on special projects.” The company declined any future explanation as to the reasoning of the move.