Apple promotes John Ternus to oversee design strategy: Does this hint at end of Tim Cook’s time as CEO?

Amid rumours of his retirement, Apple CEO Tim Cook has quietly expanded the responsibilities of Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering John Ternus. Ternus now holds executive oversight of Apple’s entire design organisation, spanning both hardware industrial design and software user experience. This expanded role positions him as the key “executive sponsor” for design strategy across the company, according to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter.