Apple announced that it will soon have a new CEO, as Tim Cook will resign his current post after 15 years to take up the role of executive chairman on Apple's board of directors. Additionally, Cook will be succeeded by John Ternus as Apple CEO, though the change will not be an immediate one for the Cupertino company.
Cook joined Apple in 1998, a few years before the first iPod devices hit the market. He was asked to join Apple by then-CEO Steve Jobs, with his first position at the company being the senior vice president of worldwide operations. Years later, Cook was appointed as Apple CEO on August 24, 2011, after Jobs resigned the post due to health concerns. He then set to work making Apple into a more diverse company, with products like Apple Watch and Apple Pay emerging during his time as CEO.
Although Cook has recently drawn controversy from his dealings with the Trump administration, his time as Apple CEO will soon come to an end. He will resign as the company's CEO, effective September 1, 2026. Cook will then be succeeded by John Ternus, the company's current senior vice president of hardware engineering. The...
