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title: "Tim Cook Hands $4.67 Trillion Apple to John Ternus Ending 15 Year CEO Run"
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published_at: "2026-08-31T18:48:23.000Z"
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summary: "John Ternus becomes CEO of Apple on Sept 1, succeeding Tim Cook. Cook, who moves into the role of executive chairman, oversaw revenue growth from $108 billion in 2011 to $416 billion in 2025. The transition hands leadership of the $4.67 trillion company to the former hardware chief. Phil Schiller leaves his role leading the App Store and product launch events as part of a retirement plan, though he will remain as an advisor. Ternus assumes leadership with a Sept 9 product launch and a priority to integrate AI and Siri into Apple's product ecosystem."
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# Tim Cook Hands $4\.67 Trillion Apple to John Ternus Ending 15 Year CEO Run

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**Published:** 2026-08-31T18:48:23.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** apple, ceo\-transition, llm

## Summary

John Ternus becomes CEO of Apple on Sept 1, succeeding Tim Cook\. Cook, who moves into the role of executive chairman, oversaw revenue growth from $108 billion in 2011 to $416 billion in 2025\. The transition hands leadership of the $4\.67 trillion company to the former hardware chief\. Phil Schiller leaves his role leading the App Store and product launch events as part of a retirement plan, though he will remain as an advisor\. Ternus assumes leadership with a Sept 9 product launch and a priority to integrate AI and Siri into Apple's product ecosystem\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/tech/tim-cook-hands-467-trillion-apple-to-john-ternus-ending-15-year-ceo-run-776ab8cd>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/mweinbach/status/2094448261956297123>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/markgurman/status/2094452693657858554>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/DeItaone/status/2094422773401616519>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/business/status/2094394842696626283>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/markgurman/status/2094463591311175794>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/ftr_investors/status/2094367707260981273>)