Task cut out on Apple CEO Tim Cook’s India push as John Ternus gears up to take charge

Apple CEO Tim Cook will officially hand over the baton to head of hardware engineering John Ternus on September 1, the transition coming at a time when the company’s market capitalisation stands at around $4 trillion, with India making up a chunk of it.

Cook had spent years cultivating India, whose importance at quarterly earning calls has grown year on year, along with the number of Apple stores in the country — six at the moment.