Christopher Stringer, a former top Apple hardware designer, called Ternus a “trustworthy hand” who’s “never failed with any role he’s been elevated to.” Eddy Cue, the Apple executive known as Cook’s closest confidant, has privately told colleagues that Ternus should be the next CEO, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

Apple CEO Tim Cook will turn 64 later this year and it's been suggested that John Ternus could be the man to take over the role within the next few years.

Tim Cook has transformed Apple Inc. since taking over as chief executive officer from Steve Jobs in 2011, introducing new product categories (the smartwatch), pushing into new businesses (streaming video),

New iPad Pro ad creates an uncomfortable feeling among creators online as they watch numerous instruments relating to art and culture being crushed under a hydraulic press.

Apple CEO Tim Cook gets a $3 million annual salary, but stock awards boost his total pay considerably. He's worth more than $2 billion, per Forbes.

Mark Zuckerberg seems to have a thing for getting into online fights with fellow tech CEOs. There was the whole cage fight back-and-forth with Elon Musk, for example. For whatever reason, Zuckerberg has entered a sort of nerdy gladiator phase where he feels compelled to use social media to throw shade at his competitors.