Apple set to have major leadership shakeup, with John Ternus as CEO: report

Apple appears poised to undergo one of its biggest leadership changes in more than a decade as CEO Tim Cook grooms the next generation of leaders as a host of senior executives prepare to leave.

In the latest episode of Mark Gurman Bloomberg newsletter, Turning on the power, it was noted that Geoff Williams, Cook's potential successor, had already given up operational responsibilities and will leave the company later this year.

The departure marks the first significant change at the tech giant since 2019, when chief designer Jony Ive and Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts left the company.

According to Gurman, this will mark the beginning of a broader shakeup of Apple's top executives (essentially a very expensive game of musical chairs), with many of them holding the same positions for more than a decade.

Among the most prominent executives who could leave are Johnny Srouji, head of the A and M chip, and Lisa Jackson, vice president of environment, policy and social initiatives. Both are reportedly assessing their futures, with Jackson “keeping a low profile,” according to Gurman, while Jackson now assigns his deputies to handle most interactions with the U.S. government.

MacRumors' Hartley Charlton noted that Tim Cook is 65 years old, and Gurman noted that Cook could move to another position. to the position of chairman, similar to what Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Larry Ellison did at Amazon, Microsoft and Oracle, respectively. While there is no obvious replacement on the team now that Williams has left, the leading internal candidate is reportedly John Ternus, senior vice president of hardware engineering.

Ternus, 50, has seen growth in both product strategy and public relations. In recent years, he oversaw production of the iPad, iPhone and Mac, with the longtime executive serving as the face of the company. iPhone Air launched last month.

Gurman writes that the transition of power is likely to be gradual, as Ternus is considered to fit the mold of a “long-term successor.”

Source: Bloomberg By using: McRumors