Apple picks a new CEO, Tim Cook to become executive chairman

Petteri Pyyny
20 Apr 2026 17:17

Apple has elected the company's next CEO. Tim Cook, Apple's current CEO and successor to Steve Jobs, will become the company's executive chairman.
Apple's upcoming new CEO is John Ternus who has worked for Apple since 2001 and is currently the senior vice president of Hardware Engineering.

In company's official press release, Tim Cook described Mr. Ternus like this:

John Ternus has the mind of an engineer, the soul of an innovator, and the heart to lead with integrity and with honor. He is a visionary whose contributions to Apple over 25 years are already too numerous to count, and he is without question the right person to lead Apple into the future. I could not be more confident in his abilities and his character, and I look forward to working closely with him on this transition and in my new role as executive chairman.

During Tim Cook's CEO era, Apple has grown into one of the most valuable companies in the world.

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