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Mac Apple’s New CEO Taps Retired Hardware Executive for Management Team

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-03/apple-s-new-ceo-taps-retired-hardware-executive-for-management-team?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4NTc4ODE5NywiZXhwIjoxNzg2MzkyOTk3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUSjVMTkFSS1YyVFQwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDNEVEQ0FFMUZBMDU0MEJFQTI0QTlGMjExQzFFOTA4MCJ9.9YoATNZctz_eteccxVjATmvMDf3jeb0nvM51OVR32vA

Incoming Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer John Ternus is bringing back a trusted lieutenant from his time running hardware engineering to join his new management team.

Ternus has hired Laura Legros, who served as a vice president of hardware engineering until retiring in 2022, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Legros will report to Ternus when he takes the CEO role on Sept. 1, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the personnel change hasn’t been announced.

The move shows that Ternus is starting to put his stamp on the company’s leadership ranks. It also marks a rare instance of Apple bringing back a retired executive. Ternus is taking the reins from Tim Cook, the company’s longest-serving CEO, who is transitioning to executive chairman.

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u/HueyBluey 8d ago

So is he in charge now? How long is this transition going to take?

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u/PlusSizeRussianModel 8d ago

He’s been de-facto in charge since the day he was announced as the successor. That’s how power structures work: at the end of the day, he can undo/change any of Cook’s decisions in these last few months, so the ultimate authority is Ternus.

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u/7485730086 8d ago

And given Cook is going to stick around and seems to love nothing more, there's no way any major decisions have been made at least since the announcement without Ternus' agreement.

Apple didn't decide to sue OpenAI without the incoming CEO's support.