Tim Cook steps down as Apple CEO
Apple CEO Tim Cook (65) will step down in September, the US technology company announced. The openly gay CEO will be succeeded by 51-year-old John Ternus.
Cook joined Apple in 1998 and succeeded then-CEO Steve Jobs after his death in 2011. Under Cook’s leadership, several devices were launched, including the Apple Watch and AirPods, while services such as iCloud, Apple TV and Apple Music were further developed. The company saw its market value grow from $350 billion to $4 trillion, while revenue increased from $108 billion in 2011 to more than $416 billion in 2025.
In Silicon Valley, it was an open secret that the Apple CEO was gay, but it wasn’t until 2014 that Tim Cook publicly confirmed it in a column published in Businessweek. “I’m proud to be gay, and I consider my homosexuality among the greatest gifts God has given me,” Cook wrote at the time.
In the press release, Cook described leading Apple as “the greatest privilege of my life.” He will remain with Apple as executive chairman of the board. In that role, he will “continue to support the company in certain areas, including maintaining relationships with policymakers around the world.”
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Apple-topman Tim Cook (65) stopt in september als CEO. Dat maakte het Amerikaanse technologiebedrijf bekend. De openlijk homoseksuele CEO wordt opgevolgd door de 51-jarige John Ternus. Cook kwam in 1998 bij Apple en volgde toenmalig CEO Steve Jobs op, nadat die in 2011 overleed. Onder Cook werden verschillende apparaten gelanceerd, zoals de Apple Watch en de AirPods, en werden diensten zoals iCloud, Apple TV en Apple Music verder ontwikkeld. Het bedrijf zag zijn marktwaarde groeien van 350 miljard naar 4 biljoen dollar, terwijl de omzet steeg van 108 miljard dollar in 2011 naar meer dan 416 miljard dollar in 2025....
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