After being CEO of Apple for nearly 15 years now, Tim Cook has officially announced that he will be stepping down from the chief executive officer position and will become executive chairman of Apple’s board of directors. John Ternus who has been senior vice president of hardware engineering since 2013, has now been announced to be CEO of Apple as of the 1st of September this year, with Cook becoming Executive Chairman of the Board on the same day.

The image above was shared by Apple in the press release of John Ternus (left) and Tim Cook (right), announcing Apple’s leadership change.

Over what is about to in a few months become 15 years, Tim Cook has driven Apple’s revenue to heights never seen before. He will surely be remembered fondly, having introduced Apple Watch, AirPods, AirTags, generations of Macs, iPhones, iPads, and more. Time will tell what wondrous things we will see under the leadership of John Ternus- having already led the hardware team on MacBook Neo, iPhone Air, and the transition from Intel to Apple Silicon, it sure does look like a good future.