Report: New Apple CEO's biggest challenge will be retiring leadership & regular churn
By Wesley Hilliard
Published on April 22, 2026.
The future of Apple's leadership is set to be a significant challenge for incoming CEO John Ternus, due to high employee retention levels and executives who have been in their posts for decades. This comes after a report from Bloomberg stated that the company's CEO was set to replace the entire executive staff that Steve Jobs handpicked. The report contradicts a previous rumor that 61-year-old Apple SVP Johny Srouji was planning to leave Apple for a new company, only to counter other similar rumors. The most important part of leadership is the ability to delegate, and Srouj immediately chose his new lieutenants. However, the new leadership was chosen by Kate Bergeron, who is reportedly upset that Ternu didn't select her for head of hardware engineering instead of Tom Marieb.
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