Tim Cook will transition to executive chairman, with SVP of hardware engineering John Ternus taking over. File
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Outgoing Apple, Inc. CEO Tim Cook oversaw a period where the company sank far deeper roots in the Indian market than had been done in the decades prior.
Most notably, he presided over the firm’s supply chain expansion, during which it set up iPhone assembly operations in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka with its contract manufacturers, Foxconn and Tata Electronics.
Published – April 22, 2026 03:00 am IST

