John Ternus to become Apple CEO on Sept. 1, 2026
Apple will appoint John Ternus, its senior vice president of hardware engineering, as CEO effective September 1, 2026, replacing Tim Cook. Under Cook since August 2011, Apple returned about 2,230% to shareholders and grew revenue from $108 billion in fiscal 2011 to more than $466 billion on a trailing-12-month basis, with market cap rising to $4.5 trillion. Ternus has been at Apple since 2001 and led hardware engineering since 2013; the company points to strong recent product results, including iPhone 17 revenue up 22% year over year, and plans to integrate AI features such as an overhaul of Siri.
John Ternus will become Apple's CEO on September 1, 2026.
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Tim Cook led Apple from 2011 and grew revenue and market value strongly. John Ternus has led hardware engineering since 2013 and joined Apple in 2001. The company may deepen AI features and continue product development under the new CEO.
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