Apple reshuffles hardware leadership after Johny Srouji promotion

Apple announced a hardware leadership restructuring in 2026, naming Johny Srouji Chief Hardware Officer and merging its hardware engineering and hardware technologies teams.

TL;DR

• Apple said Tim Cook will be succeeded later in 2026 by John Ternus, the company’s Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering.
• Apple promoted Johny Srouji to Chief Hardware Officer and combined the hardware engineering and hardware technologies groups.
• Following the change, Srouji started another internal reshuffle aimed at speeding up product development.

Apple said John Ternus, currently Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, will succeed Tim Cook as chief executive later in 2026. Apple also said Johny Srouji will become Chief Hardware Officer as part of a broader restructuring of its hardware organization.

Apple said the restructuring merges the company’s hardware engineering and hardware technologies teams under Johny Srouji. According to the report, the company presented the change as a way to speed up product development.

The report said Johny Srouji quickly began additional personnel changes after taking the new role. It said Kate Bergeron will hand primary product design management to two deputies, while she will instead oversee product reliability.

Related questions

• Who will succeed Tim Cook as Apple CEO in 2026?
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• What responsibility will Kate Bergeron oversee after the reshuffle?