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Report: John Ternus to be ‘decisive’ leader, ‘reinvent’ product lineup as Apple CEO

9to5Mac • Tue, 21 Apr 2026

On Monday, Apple unexpectedly announced that Tim Cook would be stepping down from his role as CEO after a nearly 15 year tenure. Starting September 1, hardware SVP John Ternus will take over as the new Apple CEO – with Tim Cook becoming executive chairman. According to a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman , John Ternus is going to take more of a decisive approach as CEO, rather than leaving decisions up to a larger group of executives. more…

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On Monday, Apple unexpectedly announced that Tim Cook would be stepping down from his role as CEO after a nearly 15 year tenure.

Starting September 1, hardware SVP John Ternus will take over as the new Apple CEO – with Tim Cook becoming executive chairman.

According to a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman , John Ternus is going to take more of a decisive approach as CEO, rather than leaving decisions up to a larger group of executives.

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