Last week TIME shared select quotes from a new interview with Apple CEO John Ternus, but today the full video has been published , including a discussion on Ternus’s involvement with Apple’s design teams.

John Ternus says that at Apple ‘design means everything to us’

Ever since John Ternus officially became CEO last month, reporting has indicated that he’s spending lots of his time hands-on with Apple’s design teams.

In a recent interview with TIME , Ternus discusses his new role, the transition, and his current priorities. And design comes up in the conversation.

At one point he’s asked directly: “How involved with design are you still?”

Here’s what Ternus said:

It’s funny because as a product designer—I’m a mechanical engineer by background—the team that the product designers work most closely with are the industrial designers. So, I’ve been working hand in hand with industrial designers at Apple since I started.…