Who is John Ternus, Apple’s next CEO?

Hardware engineering executive is a longtime Apple insider, indicating company will continue strategy that has led to record profits

Apple has announced longtime company veteran John Ternus as the next CEO of the company, succeeding current CEO Tim Cook, who is set to transition to executive chair of Apple’s board of directors later this year.

Ternus’s term as CEO will begin on 1 September.

The hardware engineering executive is a longtime Apple insider, indicating the company will stay the course that has led to record profits under Cook’s leadership.

Apple’s yearly profit now tops $100bn, and in January it announced record revenue from its iPhones, boosted by https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/29/apple-ai-plans-siri-reboot">renewed demand in China.