{"entity":"apple","id":"ent_apple","name":"Apple Inc.","predicate":"ceo","label":"CEO","page":"https://asof.is/record/apple/ceo","as_of":"2026-11-01","summary":"As of November 1, 2026, Apple Inc.'s CEO on the AsOf record is John Ternus, dated September 1, 2026, from 2 primary sources (sec.gov and apple.com) and one further source (aljazeera.com). The record holds 4 claims on Apple Inc.'s CEO, 1 still open and 3 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.","current":["clm_8CEF3C5FD2EA"],"claims":[{"id":"clm_A6D86F73A01F","value":"Michael Scott","valid_from":"1977-01-01","valid_to":"1981-01-01","published":"2011-08-25","recorded":"2026-10-27","confidence":0.85,"status":"superseded","assertable":false,"why_not":"unverified","superseded_by":"clm_EC69136EA5D9","sources":[{"url":"http://thenextweb.com/apple/2011/08/25/a-look-at-apples-ceos-from-1977-to-2011/","tier":"secondary","publisher":null,"published_at":"2011-08-25T00:00:00+00:00"},{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312","tier":"secondary","publisher":"Wikidata","published_at":null}],"evidence":{"by":"page-read","on":"2026-10-29","quote":"1977 to 1981 – Michael Scott Michael Scott came to Apple from National Semiconductor after being persuaded by Apple’s third employee Mike Markkula (more on him later) to take the position as the company’s first CEO","url":"http://thenextweb.com/apple/2011/08/25/a-look-at-apples-ceos-from-1977-to-2011/"}},{"id":"clm_EC69136EA5D9","value":"Steve Jobs","valid_from":"2000-01-05","valid_to":"2011-08-24","published":"2000-01-05","recorded":"2026-10-29","confidence":0.95,"status":"superseded","assertable":true,"superseded_by":"clm_5F0A39B0C2F3","sources":[{"url":"https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2011/08/24Steve-Jobs-Resigns-as-CEO-of-Apple/","tier":"secondary","publisher":"WIRED","published_at":"2011-08-24T00:00:00+00:00"},{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312","tier":"secondary","publisher":"Wikidata","published_at":null},{"url":"https://www.wired.com/2000/01/steves-job-is-permanent/","tier":"secondary","publisher":"WIRED","published_at":"2000-01-05T00:00:00+00:00"},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/stevejobs/","tier":"primary","publisher":null,"published_at":null}],"evidence":{"by":"page-read","on":"2026-10-29","quote":"SAN FRANCISCO -- It seemed bound to happen, and Wednesday it did: Apple co-founder Steve Jobs announced to an adoring Macworld crowd that he was dropping the first word of his former title, \"Interim Chief Executive Officer.\"","url":"https://www.wired.com/2000/01/steves-job-is-permanent/"}},{"id":"clm_5F0A39B0C2F3","value":"Tim Cook","valid_from":"2011-08-24","valid_to":"2026-09-01","published":"2026-04-20","recorded":"2026-10-27","confidence":0.95,"status":"superseded","assertable":true,"superseded_by":"clm_8CEF3C5FD2EA","sources":[{"url":"https://www.apple.com/leadership/tim-cook/","tier":"primary","publisher":null,"published_at":null},{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312","tier":"secondary","publisher":"Wikidata","published_at":null},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/04/tim-cook-to-become-apple-executive-chairman-john-ternus-to-become-apple-ceo/","tier":"secondary","publisher":null,"published_at":"2026-04-20T00:00:00+00:00"}],"evidence":{"by":"page-read","on":"2026-10-29","quote":"Tim Cook joined Apple in 1998. He became CEO in 2011 and has overseen the introduction of numerous products and services","url":"https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/04/tim-cook-to-become-apple-executive-chairman-john-ternus-to-become-apple-ceo/"}},{"id":"clm_8CEF3C5FD2EA","value":"John Ternus","valid_from":"2026-09-01","valid_to":null,"published":"2026-04-20","recorded":"2026-10-27","confidence":0.95,"status":"valid","assertable":true,"superseded_by":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/9/1/john-ternus-succeeds-tim-cook-as-apple-ceo-after-15-years","tier":"secondary","publisher":"aljazeera.com","published_at":"2026-09-01T00:00:00+00:00"},{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312","tier":"secondary","publisher":"Wikidata","published_at":null},{"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000114036126015711/0001140361-26-015711-index.htm","tier":"primary","publisher":"SEC EDGAR 8-K Item 5.02","published_at":"2026-04-20T00:00:00+00:00"},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/04/tim-cook-to-become-apple-executive-chairman-john-ternus-to-become-apple-ceo/","tier":"primary","publisher":null,"published_at":"2026-04-20T00:00:00+00:00"},{"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000114036126035325/0001140361-26-035325-index.htm","tier":"primary","publisher":"SEC EDGAR 8-K Item 5.02","published_at":"2026-09-01T00:00:00+00:00"}],"evidence":{"by":"page-read","on":"2026-10-29","quote":"Tim Cook will become executive chairman of Apple's board of directors and John Ternus, senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, will become Apple's next chief executive officer effective on September 1, 2026.","url":"https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/04/tim-cook-to-become-apple-executive-chairman-john-ternus-to-become-apple-ceo/"}}],"replaced":[{"claim":"clm_A6D86F73A01F","value":"Michael Scott","valid_from":"1977-01-01","valid_to":"1981-01-01","replaced_by":"clm_EC69136EA5D9","replaced_by_value":"Steve Jobs","replaced_from":"2000-01-05"},{"claim":"clm_EC69136EA5D9","value":"Steve Jobs","valid_from":"2000-01-05","valid_to":"2011-08-24","replaced_by":"clm_5F0A39B0C2F3","replaced_by_value":"Tim Cook","replaced_from":"2011-08-24"},{"claim":"clm_5F0A39B0C2F3","value":"Tim Cook","valid_from":"2011-08-24","valid_to":"2026-09-01","replaced_by":"clm_8CEF3C5FD2EA","replaced_by_value":"John Ternus","replaced_from":"2026-09-01"}],"faq":[{"question":"What is Apple Inc.'s current CEO?","answer":"John Ternus, dated September 1, 2026, from 2 primary sources (sec.gov and apple.com) and one further source (aljazeera.com). The record asserts this claim as of November 1, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.95)."},{"question":"When did Apple Inc.'s CEO last change?","answer":"The latest value on the record is John Ternus, dated September 1, 2026; before it the record holds Tim Cook, dated August 24, 2011 and closed on September 1, 2026."},{"question":"What was Apple Inc.'s CEO before John Ternus?","answer":"Tim Cook, valid from August 24, 2011 to September 1, 2026 (status superseded), from a primary source (apple.com) and one further source (apple.com)."}],"legend":{"dates":"valid_from: when the claim took effect (a period figure: the day its period closed). published: the earliest day a source on the record published it (a filing's filing date, a post's date; null when no source carries one). recorded: the day AsOf first held it. A figure can take effect weeks before it is published.","why_not":{"unverified":"Unverified: one source that is not primary, or a primary source below confidence 0.7. Asserted once a primary source or a second independent domain confirms it."},"checked_by":{"page-read":"its source page states the value and the date"}}}