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John Ternus Succeeds Tim Cook as Apple CEO

John Ternus becomes Apple's new CEO, succeeding Tim Cook after a 15-year tenure.

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John Ternus officially succeeded Tim Cook as the chief executive officer of Apple on Tuesday, ending Cook's 15-year tenure. [1] John Ternus became Apple's CEO on 2026-09-01, succeeding Tim Cook, who had led the company since August 2011. [2] Under Tim Cook's leadership from August 2011 to September 2026, Apple's market value grew from about US$350 billion to nearly US$5 trillion, and its stock rose more than 2,000%. [3] Apple is expected to unveil its latest iPhone and a new foldable device on September 9. [4] John Ternus joined Apple's product design team in 2001 and was appointed senior vice president for hardware engineering in 2021. [5] Tim Cook will move into the role of executive chairman following the transition announced in April. [6] Apple's annual sales quadrupled to US$416 billion and its weight in the S&P 500 doubled from about 3% to nearly 7% during Tim Cook's tenure. [7] Apple's services business, including App Store, iCloud, Apple Music, and Apple Pay, reached 1.5 billion paid subscribers from a base of 2.5 billion active devices under Tim Cook. [8]
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  1. John Ternus officially succeeded Tim Cook as the chief executive officer of Apple on Tuesday, ending Cook's 15-year tenure. · Al Jazeera
  2. John Ternus became Apple's CEO on 2026-09-01, succeeding Tim Cook, who had led the company since August 2011. · Portafolio
  3. Under Tim Cook's leadership from August 2011 to September 2026, Apple's market value grew from about US$350 billion to nearly US$5 trillion, and its stock rose more than 2,000%. · Portafolio
  4. Apple is expected to unveil its latest iPhone and a new foldable device on September 9. · Al Jazeera
  5. John Ternus joined Apple's product design team in 2001 and was appointed senior vice president for hardware engineering in 2021. · Al Jazeera
  6. Tim Cook will move into the role of executive chairman following the transition announced in April. · Al Jazeera
  7. Apple's annual sales quadrupled to US$416 billion and its weight in the S&P 500 doubled from about 3% to nearly 7% during Tim Cook's tenure. · Portafolio
  8. Apple's services business, including App Store, iCloud, Apple Music, and Apple Pay, reached 1.5 billion paid subscribers from a base of 2.5 billion active devices under Tim Cook. · Portafolio
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