Johny Srouji Expands Leadership as Apple’s Chief Hardware Officer
Apple announced a major leadership reshuffle today. CEO Tim Cook is stepping down, and John Ternus will become CEO on September 1. At the same time, Johny Srouji has been promoted to a broader hardware role effective immediately.
Executive realignment
John Ternus moves from Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering to incoming CEO. His transition will take effect on September 1. Tim Cook will hand over day-to-day leadership at that time.
Johny Srouji moves from Senior Vice President of Hardware Technologies into a role with wider scope. He will now oversee both hardware engineering and hardware technologies across the company.
Johny Srouji’s expanded responsibilities
Srouji will report into the new executive structure and lead hardware strategy at scale. His promotion reflects an expansion of his leadership within Apple’s engineering ranks. Johny Srouji expands leadership as Apple’s chief hardware officer by unifying engineering and technology teams.
Background and leadership praise
Srouji joined Apple in 2008. He previously worked on processor development and design at Intel and IBM.
Apple’s outgoing CEO praised Srouji for his central role in shaping the company’s silicon strategy. The incoming CEO described Srouji as a trusted partner who will be exceptional in his new position.
Other appointments and reporting lines
- Tom Marieb, currently Vice President of Product Integrity, will become hardware engineering chief.
- Marieb will report to John Ternus in his new capacity.
- Srouji’s promotion is effective immediately; Ternus assumes the CEO role on September 1.
Filmogaz.com will follow further developments as Apple implements these changes. More internal appointments may be announced ahead of the September leadership handoff.
