Several Apple blogs have picked up on the news, but it's unclear whether or not this is all a big mistake. We've reached out to Apple for comment and will let you know if we hear back.
Mansfield attempted to retire from Apple last year, but was brought back a few months later. He's not scheduled to leave the company until at least the end of 2014.
As Apple's senior vice president of technologies, Mansfield works directly under CEO Tim Cook. Apple has said Mansfield is working on "future products," but hasn't been more specific than that.