John Ternus takes over as Apple’s new CEO

<figure> <img alt="John Ternus and Tim Cook shown walking side by side on a path, smiling at each other" data-caption="John Ternus and Tim Cook | Image: Apple" data-portal-copyright="Image: Apple" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/Apple-John-Ternus-Tim-Cook.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> John Ternus and Tim Cook | Image: Apple </figcaption> </figure> <p class="has-text-align-none wp-block-paragraph">The multitrillion-dollar home of the iPhone, Mac, and so many other tech gadgets has a new leaader, as Tim Cook <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/987150/apple-ceo-john-ternus">has been replaced as CEO as of September 1st by former hardware boss John Ternus</a>. How will we look back on Cook&#8217;s legacy, and what will Apple look like under the leadership of Ternus and new chief hardware officer Johny Srouji?</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">With the next iPhone event <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/983407/apple-iphone-launch-event-2026-date">scheduled for September 9th</a>, we’ll probably find out soon. Here’s everything we think we know so far about the John Ternus era at Apple.</p> <div class="youtube-embed"><iframe title="Apple CEO Tim Cook steps down | The Vergecast Livestream" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7iYXTPDKDTk?rel=0" allowfullscreen allow="accelerometer *; clipboard-write *; encrypted-media *; gyroscope *; picture-in-picture *; web-share *;"></iframe></div> <p class="has-text-align-none wp-block-paragraph"></p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/987066/john-ternus-day-one-apple-ceo-briefing">A day-one briefing for Apple’s new CEO</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/987043/tim-cook-biggest-wins-misses">Tim Cook’s Apple: his 10 biggest wins and misses</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/987150/apple-ceo-john-ternus">John Ternus is now the CEO of Apple</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/986869/apple-phil-schiller-stepping-down">Phil Schiller is leaving his biggest jobs at Apple</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/986832/read-tim-cooks-final-message-as-ceo-to-apple-staff">Read Tim Cook&#8217;s final message to Apple staff as CEO</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/958220/apples-vision-pro-and-smart-glasses-leader-reportedly-leaves-for-openai">Apple&#8217;s Vision Pro and smart glasses leader reportedly leaves for OpenAI.</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/921680/tim-cook-and-john-ternus-comment-on-apples-ceo-change-during-earnings-call">Tim Cook and John Ternus comment on Apple’s CEO change during earnings call.</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/916585/tim-cook-apple-new-era">Tim Cook’s departure is the start of a new era at Apple</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/916698/apple-home-ternus-hardware-homepad-rumors">Will a new CEO help realize Apple&#8217;s smart home potential?</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/916172/tim-cook-apple-legacy-supply-chain-ceo">Tim Cook was an innovator — just not the Jobs kind</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/916031/tim-cook-apple-airpods-legacy">The AirPods are Tim Cook’s most underrated achievement</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/915896/john-ternus-apple-ceo-tim-cook-johny-srouji-mac-future">The Mac is in good hands in Apple’s post-Cook era</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/915976/tim-cook-john-ternus-apple-watch-health-tech-wearables">Wearable health tech might be Tim Cook’s greatest legacy </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/915831/john-ternus-laguna-seca">One more thing about Apple’s new CEO.</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/915662/john-ternus-apple-ceo-tim-cook-ai-problem-siri">John Ternus’ first big problem is AI</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/915638/i-was-very-impressed-with-myself-to-have-the-head-of-apple-calling-to-kiss-my-ass">“I was very impressed with myself to have the head of Apple calling to ‘kiss my ass.’”</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/915388/apple-ceo-john-ternus-tim-cook">Apple will have a product guy as CEO again</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/915422/tim-cook-apple-chairman-trump-policy">Tim Cook will still be Apple’s Trump whisperer</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/915279/tim-cook-ceo-letter-apple-community">Read Tim Cook&#8217;s letter to the Apple world as he departs as CEO</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/915269/new-apple-ceo-calls-for-an-emergency-vergecast">New Apple CEO calls for an emergency Vergecast.</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/915240/apple-johny-srouji-ternus-cook">Apple names Johny Srouji as chief hardware officer</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/915213/tim-cook-apple-ceo-stepping-down-john-ternus">Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down</a> </li> </ul>