Chief Executive Officer and Director since September 1, 2026. Previously Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering.
Sources checked 2026-09-06 · new filings added with their filing date
Every line below is taken from an SEC filing and links to it. Nothing here is an opinion, rating, or recommendation. Record opened 2026-09-06 · covers filings from 2025-12-05 to 2026-09-03 · updated when new filings arrive.
1. Role and timeline
On April 17, 2026 the Board appointed John Ternus, then Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board, effective September 1, 2026. 8-K Item 5.02, Apr 20, 2026
In the same filing: Tim Cook moves from CEO to Executive Chair of the Board on September 1, 2026; Art Levinson, then Chair, becomes Lead Independent Director on that date. 8-K, Apr 20, 2026
Age 50 at appointment. Joined Apple in 2001; Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering since 2021; earlier Vice President, Hardware Engineering.
“Mr. Ternus, 50, joined Apple in 2001 and assumed his current position in 2021. Mr. Ternus’s previous positions at Apple include Vice President, Hardware Engineering.”
The company stated there are no family relationships with directors or officers and no related-party transactions requiring disclosure. 8-K, Apr 20, 2026
Became a Section 16 insider on September 1, 2026 (Form 3 filed that day). Form 3, Sep 1, 2026
Prior employers: none named in SEC filings. Apple is the only employer on record (25 years). No prior public-company CEO or board role appears in the filings reviewed.
Prorated RSU award for the fiscal-2026 period as CEO, target value $2,500,000, granted September 1, 2026. 8-K/A, Sep 1, 2026
That grant on the Form 4: 7,690 RSUs. Vesting: 12.5% on March 15, 2027, then 12.5% every six months through September 15, 2030. Form 4, Sep 1, 2026
Annual equity award to be granted in fiscal 2027 with a target value of $55,000,000: 75% performance-based RSUs vesting on total shareholder return relative to the S&P 500, and 25% time-based RSUs vesting 12.5% semi-annually over four years. 8-K/A, Sep 1, 2026
In the same filing, for reference: Tim Cook as Executive Chair, salary $2,000,000 from September 26, 2026, fiscal-2027 equity target $45,000,000 (50% performance-based, 50% time-based). 8-K/A, Sep 1, 2026
Pay before becoming CEO is not on file: Mr. Ternus was not a named executive officer in the proxy statement filed January 8, 2026, so no earlier compensation table exists for him. DEF 14A, Jan 8, 2026
Next expected disclosure: the fiscal-2026 proxy statement (expected January 2027) should carry his first Summary Compensation Table row and Pay-versus-Performance figures.
3. Ownership and insider transactions
Opening position on becoming an insider, from the Form 3 of September 1, 2026:
34,155 shares of common stock, held through his trust. Form 3
Unvested RSU awards, at target: 22,159 (granted Sep 25, 2022; last tranche vests Apr 1, 2027) · 38,938 (granted Oct 1, 2023; 19,469 vest on each of Apr 1, 2027 and 2028) · 58,408 performance RSUs (granted Oct 1, 2023; vest Oct 1, 2026 at 0–200% of target on relative TSR for FY2024–FY2026) · 43,901 (granted Sep 29, 2024; thirds on Apr 1, 2027/2028/2029) · 43,901 performance RSUs (vest Oct 1, 2027; FY2025–FY2027) · 48,932 (granted Sep 28, 2025; thirds on Apr 1, 2028/2029/2030) · 48,932 performance RSUs (vest Oct 1, 2028; FY2026–FY2028). Form 3, footnotes F2–F9
Transactions since becoming an insider:
Sep 1, 2026 — granted 7,690 RSUs (see Compensation). Form 4
No open-market purchases or sales on file as of 2026-09-06.
Transactions before September 1, 2026 are not on EDGAR because he was not a Section 16 filer until then.
4. Promise ledger
Statements by Mr. Ternus in SEC filings or company statements, and what happened next. No entries yet: he became CEO on September 1, 2026. The first entries will come from Apple's fiscal Q4 2026 earnings release and call (expected late October 2026) and the fiscal-2026 proxy (expected January 2027).
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5. Board and governance context
On the transition date the Chair role changed: Tim Cook became Executive Chair; Art Levinson became Lead Independent Director. 8-K, Apr 20, 2026
Other 2026 officer changes at Apple: Jennifer Newstead named general counsel effective March 1, 2026 (announced Dec 4, 2025), succeeding Kate Adams, who oversees government affairs until her retirement in late 2026. 8-K, Dec 5, 2025
Ben Borders appointed Principal Accounting Officer effective January 1, 2026, succeeding Chris Kondo. 8-K, Jan 2, 2026
경영진 기록 · Apple Inc. (AAPL)
John Ternus
2026년 9월 1일부터 최고경영자(CEO) 겸 이사. 이전 직책은 하드웨어 엔지니어링 수석부사장(SVP).
2026-09-06 출처 대조 · 이후 공시는 제출일과 함께 추가
아래 모든 문장은 SEC 공시에서 옮긴 것이며 각 줄에 원문 링크가 있습니다. 의견·평점·권고는 없습니다. 기록 개시 2026-09-06 · 대상 공시 2025-12-05 ~ 2026-09-03 · 새 공시가 나오면 갱신. 인용문은 영문 원문 그대로이며 참고 번역을 함께 둡니다.
1. 직책과 일정
2026년 4월 17일 이사회가 당시 하드웨어 엔지니어링 수석부사장 John Ternus를 CEO 겸 이사로 선임. 발효일 2026년 9월 1일. 8-K Item 5.02, 2026-04-20
같은 공시: Tim Cook은 2026년 9월 1일 CEO에서 이사회 집행 의장(Executive Chair)으로 이동. 당시 의장 Art Levinson은 같은 날 선임 사외이사(Lead Independent Director)가 됨. 8-K, 2026-04-20
선임 당시 50세. 2001년 Apple 입사, 2021년부터 하드웨어 엔지니어링 수석부사장, 그 전에는 하드웨어 엔지니어링 부사장(VP).
공시 원문(영문)
“Mr. Ternus, 50, joined Apple in 2001 and assumed his current position in 2021. Mr. Ternus’s previous positions at Apple include Vice President, Hardware Engineering.”
참고 번역
“Ternus 씨(50)는 2001년 Apple에 입사해 2021년에 현재 직책을 맡았다. 이전 직책에는 하드웨어 엔지니어링 부사장이 포함된다.”
미확정 RSU(목표 기준): 22,159(2022-09-25 부여, 마지막 분할 2027-04-01 베스팅) · 38,938(2023-10-01 부여, 2027·2028년 4월 1일 각 19,469) · 성과 RSU 58,408(2023-10-01 부여, 2026-10-01 베스팅, FY2024~FY2026 상대 TSR에 따라 목표의 0~200%) · 43,901(2024-09-29 부여, 2027/2028/2029년 4월 1일 3분의 1씩) · 성과 RSU 43,901(2027-10-01 베스팅, FY2025~FY2027) · 48,932(2025-09-28 부여, 2028/2029/2030년 4월 1일 3분의 1씩) · 성과 RSU 48,932(2028-10-01 베스팅, FY2026~FY2028). Form 3 각주 F2~F9
2026년 9월 1일 이전 거래는 Section 16 신고 의무자가 아니었으므로 EDGAR에 없음.
4. 약속 장부
Ternus 씨가 SEC 공시나 회사 공식 자료에서 한 발언과 그 이후 결과. 아직 항목 없음: 2026년 9월 1일 취임. 첫 항목은 Apple의 2026 회계연도 4분기 실적 발표(2026년 10월 말 예상)와 2026 회계연도 위임장(2027년 1월 예상)에서 나올 예정.
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5. 이사회와 지배구조 맥락
전환일에 의장 역할이 바뀜: Tim Cook이 집행 의장, Art Levinson이 선임 사외이사. 8-K, 2026-04-20
2026년 Apple의 다른 임원 변동: Jennifer Newstead가 2026년 3월 1일부로 법무총괄(general counsel)에 선임(2025년 12월 4일 발표), 전임 Kate Adams는 2026년 말 퇴임 때까지 정부 업무 조직을 담당. 8-K, 2025-12-05
Ben Borders가 2026년 1월 1일부로 회계총괄(Principal Accounting Officer)에 선임, 전임 Chris Kondo. 8-K, 2026-01-02
6. Sources6. 출처
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2026-04-20
8-K Item 5.02 — CEO succession8-K Item 5.02 — CEO 승계
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