November 4, 2025 at 14:05fortune.com

Happy 65th birthday, Tim Cook, you old geezer. There are a lot of rumors that Apple is internally planning Tim Cook's departure, and that John will take over... It'll be exciting...

John Ternus, a former swimming champion, is rumored to be Apple's new CEO.

Meet John Ternus, a 50-year-old former swimming champion and Apple's top hardware executive. He was rumored to be Tim Cook's successor — an internal candidate with athletic drive and technical gravitas.

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TL;DR: Meet John Ternus, a 50-year-old former swimming champion and Apple's top hardware executive. He was rumored to be Tim Cook's successor — an internal candidate with athletic drive and technical gravitas.