Tim Cook Leaves Apple CEO Role After 15 Years, Hands Reins to 50-Year-Old John Ternus
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Updated · Mashable · Aug 31
Tim Cook Leaves Apple CEO Role After 15 Years, Hands Reins to 50-Year-Old John Ternus
3 articles · Updated · Mashable · Aug 31
Summary
Aug. 31 marked Tim Cook’s final day as Apple CEO, and he used X to post an emotional farewell before becoming executive chairman on Sept. 1.
Cook is ending a 15-year run that began in 2011 after Steve Jobs stepped down, with John Ternus—Apple’s senior vice president of hardware engineering—taking over as chief executive.
Under Cook, Apple launched major product lines including AirPods and Apple Watch, shifted Macs to Apple Silicon, and became a $1 trillion company.
Ternus’s first major test comes Sept. 9, when Apple is expected to unveil a new iPhone lineup that could include its first foldable device.