John Ternus is officially set to take over as Apple CEO on September 1. Ahead of that, he’s shaping the team around him and has brought back a key hardware engineering executive who retired several years ago.
Source: [9to5Mac](https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/03/john-ternus-recruits-key-apple-hardware-vp-out-of-retirement-ahead-of-ceo-transition/)