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Dave Smith, Fortune Editors

Meet John Ternus, the 51-year-old former swimming champ who will succeed Tim Cook as Apple CEO

John Ternus stands in front of an Apple Store (Credit: Courtesy Apple)

Apple has officially announced its most significant leadership transition in more than a decade.

John Ternus, the company’s 51-year-old senior vice president of hardware engineering, has been named as CEO Tim Cook’s successor, effective Sept. 1. Cook will become executive chairman of the board, and he will remain CEO through the summer working on the transition.

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