John Ternus is not famous to most people, but he now runs one of the world's most valuable companies. He became Apple's CEO on Tuesday, taking over from Tim Cook. Ternus is 51 and has worked at Apple for 25 years. Most of his career stayed out of the spotlight.
He was named as Cook's successor back in April. Next week he will lead Apple's iPhone launch event. Apple is also about to roll out a smarter Siri powered by Google's Gemini.
π The Backstory
Ternus joined Apple's product design team in 2001 as only his second job out of college. His first job was at a small VR company called Virtual Research Systems. He rose quickly: VP of hardware engineering in 2013, senior VP in 2021.
Apple has had just two CEOs this century, so the company values steady leadership. At 51, he is 15 years younger than Cook. That suggests Apple picked someone who could lead for a long time. Cook stays on as executive chairman and says Ternus understands what it takes to build products that change the world.
π― Why It Matters
The person in charge of Apple helps create the gadgets billions of people use daily. Ternus's choices could decide what your next phone, glasses, or laptop looks like, and how helpful Siri becomes.
John Ternus is not famous to most people, but he now runs one of the world's most valuable companies. He became Apple's CEO on Tuesday, taking over from Tim Cook. Ternus is 51 and has worked at Apple for 25 years. Most of his career stayed out of the spotlight.
He was named as Cook's successor back in April. Next week he will lead Apple's iPhone launch event. Apple is also about to roll out a smarter Siri powered by Google's Gemini.
Ternus joined Apple's product design team in 2001 as only his second job out of college. His first job was at a small VR company called Virtual Research Systems. He rose quickly: VP of hardware engineering in 2013, senior VP in 2021.
Apple has had just two CEOs this century, so the company values steady leadership. At 51, he is 15 years younger than Cook. That suggests Apple picked someone who could lead for a long time. Cook stays on as executive chairman and says Ternus understands what it takes to build products that change the world.
The person in charge of Apple helps create the gadgets billions of people use daily. Ternus's choices could decide what your next phone, glasses, or laptop looks like, and how helpful Siri becomes.