Hyderabad, Aug. 31 -- Tim Cook marks his last day as Apple's chief executive with a short note on X. 'Sending lots of love to the Apple community on my last day as CEO. My title changes tomorrow, but the love I have for the Apple community never will,' he wrote.

John Ternus, Apple's senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, becomes CEO on 1 September 2026. Cook remains at Apple as executive chairman. The board approved that plan in April.

How he got the job

Cook got the job on 24 August 2011, the day Steve Jobs resigned as CEO. Jobs recommended the board appoint his chief operating officer. Cook had joined Apple in 1998 and ran worldwide sales, operations and the supply chain. Business Standard notes Jobs had stepped down because ...