John Ternus, senior VP of Hardware Engineering, will become Apple's next CEO on September 1; Tim Cook will become executive chairman of Apple's board

Apple said on Monday that John Ternus is succeeding Tim Cook as CEO, with Cook assuming the role of executive chairman on Sept. 1.

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@matthewberman Matthew Berman on x
Tim Cook is a scaling god, he's not a new idea guy. No one else could have built up Apple into the juggernaut it is today. Someone else needs to bring Apple into the AI era.
@joannastern Joanna Stern on x
Cook: No, John, it's not “good morning.” It's “goooood morrrrning.” Ternus: OK, got it. [image]
@bzamayo Benjamin Mayo on x
can't wait for John Ternus to announce the new Apple home smart display, innovation that Tim Cook couldn't possibly have come up with
@willguyatt Will Guyatt on x
Apple achieved a lot more under Tim Cook than you might think at first impression. It'll be interesting to see what's next under John Ternus as CEO. https://www.apple.com/...
@stevesi Steven Sinofsky on x
Tim Cook to become Apple Executive Chairman; John Ternus to become Apple CEO https://www.apple.com/... // Reflecting on Tim's tenure of 28 years, there have been few comparable careers culminating in an unmatched transition from Founder to CEO. Tim forged an incredible blend of n…
@thetranscript_ @thetranscript_ on x
Tim Cook's Apple reign in 4 charts: $AAPL [image]
@markgurman Mark Gurman on x
NEW: Read Internal Memos From Tim Cook and John Ternus on Apple CEO Transition https://www.bloomberg.com/...
@caro_milanesi Carolina Milanesi on x
Interesting timeline given this was expected in 2027. Now Ternus will be the one to introduce the first foldable iPhone, which means the most consequential hardware moment in years belongs to a hardware engineer from day one. Hard to believe this is just a coincidence.
@divestech Dan Ives on x
These will be big shoes to fill and the timing of Cook exiting stage left as CEO could make sense but also creates questions. Apple is making a major transition on its AI strategy and longtime CEO and legendary Cook leaving now is a surprise. We agree with Ternus as the pick
@andrew_osu Andrew O'Hara on x
It's official. Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO, giving way to John Ternus starting Sept 1. Cook has had an epic run, and Ternus is sure to do an amazing job. Read the letter from Tim on Apple's site: https://www.apple.com/...
@mgsiegler M.G. Siegler on x
As you'd expect, but made pretty explicit in Apple's own press release, Tim Cook will continue on in his role as “Tim Apple”. So John Ternus doesn't have to be “John Apple”. [image]
@brianstelter Brian Stelter on x
Tim Cook calls John Ternus “a brilliant engineer and thinker who has spent the past 25 years building the Apple products our users love so much, obsessed with every detail, focused on every possible way we can make something better, bolder, more beautiful, and more meaningful. He…
@markgurman Mark Gurman on x
I reported at the end of last year about Srouji's desire to leave for a larger role. This is all connected.
@sama Sam Altman on x
Tim Cook is a legend. I am very thankful for everything he has done and I am very thankful for Apple.
@spectatorindex @spectatorindex on x
Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down, will be replaced by John Ternus in September.
@ashleevance Ashlee Vance on x
Cannot wait to see what products John Ternus doesn't make
@aaronp613 Aaron on x
Johny Srouji named Apple's Chief Hardware Officer Apple today announced that, effective immediately, Apple executive Johny Srouji will become chief hardware officer. Srouji, who most recently served as senior vice president of Hardware Technologies, will assume an expanded role […
@vadimyuryev Vadim Yuryev on x
Holy smokes!!!!! The end of an Era!! Let's see what the new Apple looks like with Ternus. Just doesn't roll off the tongue as well... John Apple... Apple John.... Hmmmmm
@dcurtis Dustin Curtis on x
Tim Cook is leaving Apple with an insane record as CEO. One of the greatest who ever did it. “Under Cook's leadership Apple has grown from a market capitalization of approximately $350 billion to $4 trillion, representing a more than 1,000% increase, and yearly revenue has
@kevinakwok Kevin Kwok on x
white smoke from cupertino
@mgsiegler M.G. Siegler on x
...and now his watch has ended.
@aaronp613 Aaron on x
Apple has published this new image of Apple CEO Tim Cook and soon to be CEO John Ternus [image]
@sawyermerritt Sawyer Merritt on x
Apple has officially announced that John Ternus will be the next CEO of the company. “Cook will continue in his role as CEO through the summer as he works closely with Ternus on a smooth transition” Tim Cook is assuming the role of executive chairman on September 1, 2026. [image]
@brandonbutch Brandon Butch on x
Tim Cook will remain CEO of Apple through the summer, with Ternus set to join Apple's Board of Directors on September 1st.
@benbajarin Ben Bajarin on x
Sort of how we felt it would go. John Ternus CEO of Apple, and Tim Cook to Chairman. Johny Srouji is also now Chief Hardware Officer. Apple is in good hands.
@markgurman Mark Gurman on x
BREAKING: Tim Cook steps down. Ternus to CEO.
Dan Sheehan, MBA, MS Dan Sheehan, MBA, MS on linkedin
Apple Replaces Tim Cook With John Ternus — Apple has announced its first CEO transition in over a decade. …
Jeremy Duncan Jeremy Duncan on linkedin
Big news from Apple today as Tim Cook prepares to transition into the role of Executive Chairman, with John Ternus stepping in as the next CEO later this year. …
@caseynewton Casey Newton on bluesky
Rest assured that Tim will still be around to hand out gold statues to authoritarians around the world in exchange for tariff relief [image]
@martinsfp @martinsfp on bluesky
Wow, that was quicker than many had expected. [embedded post]
@cjzero CJ Fogler on bluesky
sort of hoping that Ternus can clean up some of the worst aspects of Apple's software and device continuity but I would guess some of that is intertial
@lorak Lora Kolodny on bluesky
Apple names John Ternus CEO, Tim Cook moving to executive chairman role Sept. 1... via @cnbc.com - www.cnbc.com/2026/04/20/a...
@viticci@mastodon.macstories.net @viticci@mastodon.macstories.net on mastodon
It really happened. John Ternus is Apple's new CEO. — https://www.apple.com/... Letter from Tim Cook: https://www.apple.com/... [image]
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@caro_milanesi Carolina Milanesi on x
Considering how much Apple Silicon is impacting and will continue to impact the future of Apple appointing Srouji as Chief Hardware Officer makes perfect sense
@mweinbach Max Weinbach on x
Johny Srouji is new Apple's Chief Hardware Officer Srouji is the best in the world at what he does, this is well deserved
@vadimyuryev Vadim Yuryev on x
This is (almost) the bigger news of the day. Srouji stays! Looking forward to many more years of incredible Apple Silicon!
@markgurman Mark Gurman on x
BREAKING: Hardware VP in charge of Product Integrity Tom Marieb is replacing Ternus as head of Apple hardware engineering. He will report to Chief Hardware Officer Johny Srouji.
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@deanwball Dean W. Ball on x
I came up on Apple products. Apple was my first true technological love. The way an iBook looked and felt and what it meant was a rare thing: the comprehensive vision for man and his relationship with his tools. It was the vision, just as much as it was the tool itself, that made…
@zacksjerryrig @zacksjerryrig on x
Thank you for everything @tim_cook. Ill miss you. Turns out the new guy, John Ternus, doesn't have a twitter. Smart man. I already like him.
@sayreevan Evan Swarztrauber on x
Tim Cook's tenure should be defined by Apple's hostility to app developers and becoming deeply entangled with and reliant on a hostile foreign adversary for its supply chain.
@jimcramer Jim Cramer on x
Stunning: Tim Cook stepping down. This is tough news for those of us who have learned so much from him...
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