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Brady Snyder

Apple's Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO later this year — here's the Apple veteran next up

The incoming and outgoing Apple CEOs.

What you need to know

  • Apple is undergoing a leadership change for the first time in roughly 15 years, as Tim Cook will step down as CEO later this year.
  • John Ternus, Apple's current senior vice president of hardware engineering, will be the company's next CEO.
  • Cook will remain as CEO through a transition period, and Ternus will take over Sept. 1, 2026. Then, Cook will become Apple's executive chairman of the board of directors.
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