{"slug": "long-time-apple-employee-john-ternus-steps-into-ceo-role", "title": "Long-time Apple employee John Ternus steps into CEO role", "summary": "John Ternus, a long-time Apple employee who joined in 2001 and previously led the hardware division, has officially become Apple's new chief executive, succeeding Tim Cook, who stepped down on September 1 to become executive chairman. Ternus will make his first major appearance as CEO on September 9 to unveil the iPhone 18 Pro, the foldable iPhone Ultra, and a redesigned Siri AI, as Apple faces challenges in artificial intelligence and rising chip prices.", "body_md": "# Long-time Apple employee John Ternus steps into CEO role\n\n[John Ternus](/topic/john-ternus)has officially taken over as[Apple](/topic/apple)'s new[chief executive](/topic/chief-executive), succeeding[Tim Cook](/topic/tim-cook), who stepped down on September 1 to become executive chairman.- Ternus joined Apple in 2001 and previously led its hardware division, overseeing the design and development of major products like\n[iPhones](/topic/iphones)and Macs. - Tim Cook's new role as executive chairman may allow him to continue handling political relationships, enabling Ternus to focus on product design and durability.\n- Ternus will make his first major appearance as CEO on September 9 to unveil the iPhone 18 Pro, the foldable iPhone Ultra, and a redesigned Siri AI.\n- While Ternus remains largely mysterious, he takes the lead as Apple faces critical challenges, including competition in artificial intelligence and rising chip prices.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/long-time-apple-employee-john-ternus-steps-into-ceo-role", "canonical_source": "https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/apple-ceo-john-ternus-tim-cook-b3042779.html", "published_at": "2026-09-01 13:38:16+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-01 13:54:32.750652+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["John Ternus", "Apple", "Tim Cook", "iPhone 18 Pro", "iPhone Ultra", "Siri"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/long-time-apple-employee-john-ternus-steps-into-ceo-role", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/long-time-apple-employee-john-ternus-steps-into-ceo-role.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/long-time-apple-employee-john-ternus-steps-into-ceo-role.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/long-time-apple-employee-john-ternus-steps-into-ceo-role.jsonld"}}