Who is John Ternus, Apple’s next CEO? | Apple
Apple has announced longtime employee John Ternus as the company’s next CEO, replacing current CEO Tim Cook, who will transition to chairman of Apple’s board of directors later this year.
Ternus’ term as CEO will begin on September 1. The hardware engineering executive’s long involvement with Apple suggests that the company will continue on the path that has led to record profits under Cook’s leadership. Apple’s annual profits have now surpassed $100 billion, and in January it announced record revenue from its iPhones, fueled by renewed demand in China.
“I am extremely grateful for this opportunity to further Apple’s mission,” Ternus said. company press release. “Having spent nearly my entire career at Apple, I have been fortunate to work alongside Steve Jobs and count Tim Cook as a mentor. It has been a privilege to help shape the products and experiences that have dramatically changed the way we interact with the world and each other.”
Cook will remain Apple CEO through the summer to help with the leadership transition. He praised his successor as having “the mind of an engineer, the soul of an innovator, and the heart to lead with integrity and honor.”
Ternus started at Apple in 2001, taking on the role of vice president of hardware engineering in 2013 and then division head of physical components that make up Apple products in 2021. His notable achievements included the development and launch of custom silicon chips for Apple’s Mac computer line; This shows that sales increased rapidly after Intel replaced its chips in 2020. Wall StreetJournal.
New products launched under his leadership of the hardware division include the Apple Watch and the AirPods headphone line and the Vision Pro headset, both of which became Apple’s core businesses, but that didn’t materialize either.
The Journal described Ternus as a “gentle mechanical engineer” with a management style closer to the calm Cook than the inspirational but volatile Steve Jobs. He will be replaced by Johny Srouji, who previously served as Apple’s senior vice president of hardware.
Cook, who joined Apple in 1998 and replaced Jobs as CEO in 2011, had been busy planning his successor for most of the year, according to the New York Times. reported In January, after Cook told the company’s board of directors and senior leaders that he wanted to work less. According to the newspaper’s report, Ternus was the favorite to replace Cook.
A California native, Ternus earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, where he joined the varsity swim team and won several races. After graduating in 1997, he worked briefly at Virtual Research Systems, a virtual reality startup.
Ternus will face pressure to catch up with Apple’s Silicon Valley peers on AI, despite Cook following a similar route to lucrative success; because even when Apple was the leader in consumer hardware, it was left behind. It will inherit the promised revamp of the Siri virtual assistant and a perceived lack of branded consumer-facing AI offerings.
