John Ternus
John Ternus | |
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| Born | John Ternus 1975 (age 49–50) |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania (BSE) |
| Occupation | Senior vice president of hardware engineering at Apple |
John Ternus is an American business executive who has served as Apple Inc.'s senior vice president of hardware engineering since 2021, reporting to CEO Tim Cook. Ternus leads the hardware engineering teams at Apple.[1]
Education
[edit]Ternus received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a major in mechanical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1997.[2]
Career
[edit]Ternus joined Apple in 2001 as a member of the product design team.[3] He became vice president of hardware engineering under Dan Riccio in 2013, in charge of AirPods, Mac and iPad.
In 2020, he was also put in charge of iPhone hardware, previously overseen by Riccio directly.[4][5] He was promoted to the role of senior vice president of hardware engineering on January 25, 2021, replacing Riccio,[4] and was put in charge of Apple Watch hardware in late 2022.[6] Bloomberg News reported that Ternus was the "youngest member of Apple's executive team", and described him as "charismatic and well-liked".[5][4] He has been widely reported by media to be a potential successor to Tim Cook as the company's next chief executive.[7]
Since joining Apple, Ternus has presented new Mac and iPad hardware at WWDCs, revealing refreshes of the iMac and MacBook Pro, the new 2018 iPad Pros, the iMac Pro and the completely redesigned 2019 Mac Pro. He has subsequently appeared as a regular presenter in Apple's events.[8][9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ Gurman, Mark (February 8, 2021). "Apple's Dan Riccio Shifts From Hardware Chief to AR, VR Headsets". Bloomberg News. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ "Apple Leadership - John Ternus". Apple. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ^ Innocente, Florian (April 3, 2021). "John Ternus prend le volant du matériel d'Apple". MacGeneration (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ a b c Gurman, Mark (January 25, 2021). "Apple's Hardware Chief Leaves Post for Unnamed New Project". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ a b Gurman, Mark (August 29, 2021). "Tim Cook's Run as Apple CEO Could End as Early as 2025. Who Will Replace Him?". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ Gurman, Mark (February 2, 2023). "Apple Is Dropping Industrial Design Chief Role in Post-Jony Ive Era". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ Mann, Jyoti. "Who is John Ternus, the Apple exec tipped to take over from Tim Cook?". Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
- ^ "Apple Events - October 2021". Apple. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
- ^ "WWDC22 Keynote". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ^ "Apple Event — May 7". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
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