US EditionTim Cook Quietly Taps John Ternus to Oversee Apple’s Design Teams: Report
John Ternus now leads Apple’s design teams, expanding his role amid CEO succession planning and gaining influence over hardware and software design strategy.
- Tim Cook tapped John Ternus, Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, to oversee Apple's design teams as the executive sponsor in the final months of 2025, announced six months ago.
- Ternus has been gaining momentum as a potential successor as Cook exposes him to more company operations, Bloomberg News reports.
- Ternus will oversee design strategy at the executive level, though design leaders continue reporting directly to Tim Cook while Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak retain influence.
- Some Apple employees say the arrangement seems strange and risks undermining Tim Cook, while staff raised concerns that Ternus may be risk averse and lack charisma amid leadership turnover.
- Given the role's legacy under Jony Ive and Jeff Williams, John Ternus, age 50, as the youngest senior executive, has the longest potential runway to shape Apple's AI-era future.
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