# Read Tim Cook’s final message to Apple staff as CEO

https://mins.news/en/item/39026

- The Verge, 2026-08-31 16:30 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/tech/986832/read-tim-cooks-final-message-as-ceo-to-apple-staff

> Tim Cook marks his final day as Apple CEO with a letter thanking employees and the wider Apple community. He says he is not leaving the company, but is stepping away from a role he loved, and expresses confidence in John Ternus as his successor.

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