Apple · Ars Technica
John Ternus will replace Tim Cook as Apple CEO
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Apple CEO Tim Cook will step down from the job effective September 1, 2026.
Key facts
- Apple CEO Tim Cook will step down from the job effective September 1, 2026
- Ternus joined Apple’s product design team in 2001 and became VP of Hardware Engineering in 2013
- Cook took the CEO role in 2011, succeeding Steve Jobs
- Apple Silicon was driven in large part by Johnny Srouji, who will become chief hardware officer in tandem with the CEO transition
Summary
While Cook will no longer serve as CEO, he will remain with the company in a different capacity as executive chairman. “As executive chairman, Cook will assist with certain aspects of the company, including engaging with policymakers around the world,” Apple says. It has been the greatest privilege of their life to be the CEO of Apple and to have been trusted to lead such an extraordinary company. Ternus added his own statement in the announcement: “I am humbled to step into this role, and I promise to lead with the values and vision that have come to define this special place for half a century.”