Apple CEO Tim Cook Responds to Retirement Rumors
In an interview with Good Morning America's Michael Strahan this week, Apple's CEO Tim Cook responded to rumors about his potential retirement.
Cook said the idea that he wants to step back at Apple is merely "a rumor."
Cook did not explicitly confirm or deny that he will be stepping down as CEO any time soon, but he said "I can't imagine life without Apple."
The full interview clip is available on YouTube below.
Last year, the
Financial Times reported that Apple was
preparing for Cook to step down as soon as early 2026, but it is already mid-March, so that timeframe has either already passed or is nearing its expiry date depending on who you ask.
Apple's Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, John Ternus, is widely viewed as Cook's most likely successor. Cook reportedly gave oversight of Apple's design teams to Ternus at the end of last year, and Ternus has been making a lot more public appearances in interviews and in product introduction videos over the past few years.
Cook has been Apple's CEO since August 2011, and he turned 65 last year.
Whenever he steps down, Cook could always become the executive chairman of Apple's board of directors, so he may play a key role in the company for years to come.
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