# clm_8CEF3C5FD2EA

subject: Apple Inc. (/record/apple.md)  
predicate: ceo  
value: John Ternus  
valid_from: 2026-09-01  
valid_to: null  
confidence: 0.95  
status: valid  
superseded_by: null  
first_seen: 2026-10-27  
last_updated: 2026-10-28  

## Sources

- https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/9/1/john-ternus-succeeds-tim-cook-as-apple-ceo-after-15-years (secondary, aljazeera.com)
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312 (secondary, Wikidata)
- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000114036126015711/0001140361-26-015711-index.htm (primary, SEC EDGAR 8-K Item 5.02)
- https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/04/tim-cook-to-become-apple-executive-chairman-john-ternus-to-become-apple-ceo/ (secondary)
- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000114036126035325/0001140361-26-035325-index.htm (primary, SEC EDGAR 8-K Item 5.02)

## Supersedes

- [Apple Inc.](/record/apple.md) | ceo | Tim Cook | valid 2011-08-24 to 2026-08-31 | conf 0.85 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_8CEF3C5FD2EA](/claim/clm_8CEF3C5FD2EA.md) | [clm_5F0A39B0C2F3](/claim/clm_5F0A39B0C2F3.md)
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