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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Io Dodds

Apple announces succession plan with Tim Cook leaving CEO role in months

Longtime Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down after 15 years leading the company through the Covid pandemic, the US-China trade war, and two Trump presidencies.

Apple — which just celebrated its 50th birthday — said 65-year-old Cook would step down on September 1 as part of “thoughtful, long-term succession planning process”. Cook will be staying on as executive chairman of Apple’s board, according to a press release Monday.

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