John Ternus
{{short description|Apple senior vice president of hardware engineering}}
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John Ternus is an American business executive who has served as Apple Inc.'s senior vice president of hardware engineering since 2021, reporting to CEO Tim Cook. Ternus leads the hardware engineering teams at Apple.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-08/apple-s-riccio-shifts-from-hardware-chief-to-ar-vr-headsets|title=Apple's Dan Riccio Shifts From Hardware Chief to AR, VR Headsets|last=Gurman|first=Mark|publisher=Bloomberg News|date=February 8, 2021|access-date=March 17, 2021}}
Biography
Ternus received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a major in mechanical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1997.{{Cite web|title=Apple Leadership - John Ternus|url=https://www.apple.com/leadership/john-ternus/|access-date=2021-07-14|website=Apple|language=en-US}}
He joined Apple in 2001 as a member of the product design team.{{Cite web |last=Innocente |first=Florian |date=April 3, 2021 |title=John Ternus prend le volant du matériel d'Apple |url=https://www.macg.co/aapl/2021/04/john-ternus-prend-le-volant-de-tout-le-materiel-dapple-120611 |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=MacGeneration |language=fr}} He became vice president of hardware engineering under Dan Riccio in 2013, in charge of AirPods, Mac and iPad. In 2020 he was also put in charge of iPhone hardware, previously overseen by Riccio directly.{{Cite news |last=Gurman |first=Mark |date=January 25, 2021 |title=Apple’s Hardware Chief Leaves Post for Unnamed New Project |language=en |work=Bloomberg News |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-25/apple-says-hardware-chief-riccio-to-transition-to-new-role |access-date=2023-10-16}}{{Cite news |last=Gurman |first=Mark |date=August 29, 2021 |title=Tim Cook’s Run as Apple CEO Could End as Early as 2025. Who Will Replace Him? |language=en |work=Bloomberg News |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2021-08-29/who-will-replace-tim-cook-as-the-next-ceo-of-apple-aapl-ksxiq29z |access-date=2023-10-16}} He was promoted to the role of senior vice president of hardware engineering on January 25, 2021, replacing Riccio, and was put in charge of Apple Watch hardware in late 2022.{{Cite news |last=Gurman |first=Mark |date=February 2, 2023 |title=Apple Is Dropping Industrial Design Chief Role in Post-Jony Ive Era |language=en |work=Bloomberg News |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-02/apple-decides-to-drop-role-of-industrial-design-chief-in-post-jony-ive-era |access-date=2023-10-16}} Bloomberg News reported that Ternus was the "youngest member of Apple's executive team", and described him as "charismatic and well-liked".
Since joining Apple, Ternus has presented new Mac and iPad hardware at WWDCs, revealing refreshes of the iMac and MacBook Pro, the new 2018 iPad Pros, the iMac Pro and the completely redesigned 2019 Mac Pro. He has subsequently appeared as a regular presenter in Apple's events.{{Cite web|title=Apple Events - October 2021|url=https://www.apple.com/apple-events/october-2021/|access-date=2021-11-11|website=Apple|language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=WWDC22 Keynote |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wwdc22-keynote/id275834665?i=1000565413850 |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Apple Event — May 7 |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apple-event-may-7/id275834665?i=1000654821230 |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-US}}
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