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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@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.
@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
@palmerluckey Palmer Luckey on x
RIP Tim Apple
@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…
@jason @jason on x
Apple is an amazing company, that's printed money for a decade... .... but it's been uninspiring on the product front... excited to see if a product-focused CEO will make some bolder bets than the watch and airpods
@ashleevance Ashlee Vance on x
Cannot wait to see what products John Ternus doesn't make
@markgurman Mark Gurman on x
BREAKING: Tim Cook steps down. Ternus to CEO.
@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]
@yoda Drew Olanoff on x
Tim Cook replaced Steve Fucking Jobs.
@spectatorindex @spectatorindex on x
Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down, will be replaced by John Ternus in September.
@neilcybart Neil Cybart on x
Big Apple Leadership News John Ternus will succeed Tim Cook as Apple CEO. Tim Cook will transition to the Apple executive chairman role. Additional details: - Official transition takes place on September 1st. - Tim Cook will continue “engaging with policymakers around the
@kevinakwok Kevin Kwok on x
white smoke from cupertino
@rbreich Robert Reich on x
Tim Cook donated $1M to Trump's inauguration. He fawned over Trump and gifted him a 24-karat gold plaque (as Apple lobbied for tariff exemptions). Apple donated to Trump's ballroom. And it removed ICE tracking apps from its stores after a demand from the DOJ. Remember this.
@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 […
@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...
@benbajarin Ben Bajarin on x
Tim Cook will deservedly get a great deal of credit for helping Apple scale into one of the most powerful economic machines in the world. But I think an equally important part of his legacy is cultural. His job was not only to grow Apple after Steve Jobs. It was to preserve as
@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.
@lionesspike Cris on x
oh no pls keep spending inordinate amounts of money on apple tv shows despite them not turning a profit im begging
@sawyermerritt Sawyer Merritt on x
I hope Apple takes more risks under John Ternus' tenure as CEO. No-one can deny that Tim was an incredible operations guy. Apple stock went up ~2,000% during his 15 years as CEO, but John being an actual engineer I think is what Apple needs at this stage. The company has a lot [i…
@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…
@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.
@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.
@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/...
@mattbelloni Matthew Belloni on x
Quick, someone tell John Ternus he now runs a Hollywood studio.
@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…
@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.
@heysaik Sai Kambampati on x
Live from Apple: [image]
@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/...
@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
@markgurman Mark Gurman on x
NEW: Read Internal Memos From Tim Cook and John Ternus on Apple CEO Transition https://www.bloomberg.com/...
@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
@pkafka Peter Kafka on x
The key question for John Ternus: Will Apple's “you AI guys go kill each other and let us know how it works out and how much you'll pay us for for prime IPhone placement” strategy work for the next 15 years? [image]
@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!
@yoda Drew Olanoff on x
50 is the magic number i guess. both tim cook and john ternus were 50 years old when tapped to be the next CEO of apple.
@joannastern Joanna Stern on x
Cook: No, John, it's not “good morning.” It's “goooood morrrrning.” Ternus: OK, got it. [image]
@thetranscript_ @thetranscript_ on x
Tim Cook's Apple reign in 4 charts: $AAPL [image]
@mgsiegler M.G. Siegler on x
...and now his watch has ended.
@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
@mingchikuo @mingchikuo on x
Some thoughts on John Ternus becoming Apple's new CEO
@davidcrawshaw David Crawshaw on x
Tim Cook had the impossible job of running a company at the top. There is no benchmark for a role like that. “Oh he didn't create another iPhone” says the critic. True. Is it even possible? Who knows! There is no measure at the top. The Watch, AirPods, and M1 are good.
@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.
@bubbleboi Bubble Boi on x
Ternus taking over at Apple means two things: 1) extremely bullish for Apple silicon and Apple stock 2) Apple is about to become the Mecca of hardware engineers around the world
@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.
@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.
@aaronp613 Aaron on x
Apple has published this new image of Apple CEO Tim Cook and soon to be CEO John Ternus [image]
Pradeep Sanyal Pradeep Sanyal on linkedin
New CEOs usually open with a vision statement. John Ternus sent 200 words and buried the lead in five of them. …
Tim Crawford Tim Crawford on linkedin
Probably one of the worst kept secrets in tech. New CEO at Apple. With so few changes and such strong dominance, CEO changes carry a lot of impact. …
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. …
@its-tom-williams @its-tom-williams on bluesky
With Apple announcing Tim Cook's upcoming departure as CEO, here are some of the differing opinions I heard recently from former Apple employees and longtime Apple collectors about Cook's tenure. — [ From my @information-age.bsky.social feature on Apple's 50th: ia.acs.org.au/ar…
@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
@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.
@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
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Johny Srouji named Apple's Chief Hardware Officer
@markgurman Mark Gurman on x
NEW: Apple's Johny Srouji, the new Chief Hardware Officer, is re-organizing the newly combined hardware and hardware technologies group across five key areas. Details here: https://www.bloomberg.com/...
@divestech Dan Ives on x
Now Ternus needs to deliver on the AI strategy...Cook would not hand the baton at this time if he was not confident in WWDC AI unveil strategy in our view @CNBCFastMoney 🍎👇📱@CNBC @CNBCtech [image]
@neilcybart Neil Cybart on x
When the Financial Times reported that Apple CEO succession in early 2026 was on the table - much earlier than anyone else had said - my initial reaction was to believe the reporting. Tim Bradshaw doesn't miss. The bigger story found with the timeline was that Apple wasn't [image…
@jukan05 Jukan on x
Here are the key things JPM said investors should watch after John Ternus became Apple's new CEO: 1. Can Apple maintain the industry-leading execution that had become a hallmark of the Tim Cook era under the new leadership? 2. Under a new leadership team with a background
@munster_gene Gene Munster on x
Agree Dan. WWDC should show some Apple AI chops.
@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]
@paleofuture Matt Novak on bluesky
I guess Tim Cook's real passion is presenting gold plaques to fascists [embedded post]
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@aaronp613 Aaron on x
White smoke seen from Apple Park to signify a new CEO [image]
@niallstanage Niall Stanage on x
Trump's ‘tribute’ to Tim Cook: “I was very impressed with myself to have the head of Apple calling to ‘kiss my ass.’” [image]
Newsmax Charlie McCarthy on x
Trump: Always Been a Fan of Tim Cook
@j4ck.xyz Jack on bluesky
“John Ternus has the mind of an engineer, the soul of an innovator, and the heart to lead with integrity and with honor,” — techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/t... [embedded post]
@matthewkeyslive Matthew Keys on x
Apple's stock price taking a bit of a beating this morning following news that its CEO Tim Cook will resign that role in September. $AAPL via @tradingview [image]
@markgurman Mark Gurman on x
BREAKING: Tim Cook tells employees in all-hands meeting alongside John Ternus that he is “healthy” that his “energy is high” and that he plans to be in the new role as executive chairman for a “long time.” https://www.bloomberg.com/...
@markgurman Mark Gurman on x
Cook tells employees he's stepping down now because 1) the financials of the company are strong 2) the roadmap ahead is “incredible” and 3) Because Ternus is now ready.
@markgurman Mark Gurman on x
Apple picked Ternus because of his age and belief that he could reinvent Apple's product lineup and compete against AI-savvy competitors. Longtime colleagues describe Ternus as someone willing to make clear calls, in contrast to Cook's more deliberative, consensus-based approach.
@markgurman Mark Gurman on x
Apple CEO John Ternus's big product priorities are a trio of AI smart home devices and a trio of AI wearables. But progress has been uneven, with delays hitting timelines of a HomePod with screen (2026), smart glasses (2027) and a tabletop robot (2028). https://www.bloomberg.com/…
@jukan05 Jukan on x
Interesting... According to The Information, Apple's new CEO John Ternus is said to have a risk-averse personality, which could be seen as a weakness at a time when Apple may need to make bold investments. [image]
@markgurman Mark Gurman on x
NEW: Apple bets on new CEO John Ternus to bring back some Jobs-era decisiveness. His mandate is to put Apple back on top as a product innovator. A look at what's to come and his key challenges. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
@stroughtonsmith … Steve Troughton-Smith on mastodon
“Earlier this month, Ternus overhauled the hardware engineering organization around what he calls a new AI platform designed to speed up product development and improve device quality. It's indicative of his plan to deploy AI quickly throughout the company to improve its operati…
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@tim_cook Tim Cook on x
I want to thank everyone for the outpouring of love and thank you for believing in me to lead the company that has always put you at the center of our work. This is not goodbye. It's a hello to John and I can't wait for you to get to know him like I do! 🙏 [image]
@markgurman Mark Gurman on x
New Apple CEO John Ternus to employees: “We are about to change the world once again” with an “incredible road map.” This is the most exciting time to be building products and services at Apple in my entire career" - with AI at the center. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
@jasonhiner Jason Hiner on x
When Tim Cook took over as Apple CEO in August 2011, I remember there being a lot of skepticism because Tim was never going to be the product visionary that Steve Jobs was. There was a consensus that Tim had an impossible task following in the footsteps of a legendary CEO, and [i…
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@timsweeneyepic Tim Sweeney on x
@rowlsmanthorpe Apple “Services” is mostly confiscating 30% of the revenue from makers of iOS apps, at many times unlawfully as adjudicated here in the United States of America.
@patrickmoorhead Patrick Moorhead on x
So @tim_cook did cook. The business growth is undeniable. We can debate a lack of innovation and AI but when it doesn't impact business or customer sentiment, does it matter? Nothing has come along yet that has meaningfully impacted it. I'm sure Apple has 10 different concepts it
@rowlsmanthorpe Rowland Manthorpe on x
Tim Cook's legacy in five charts 1. The shift to services. Barely visible in 2011, now worth $90bn+ a year. He inherited a hardware company. He leaves a platform [image]
@dbohio Dan Berglund on bluesky
I'm not sure that's the legacy I'd want to point to as I tell the story of my life. “Wow, look at how that market cap grew.” [embedded post]

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