Apple said Monday that CEO Tim Cook will become executive chairman of the company's board of directors, while John Ternus, Apple's senior vice-president of hardware engineering, will become the company's next CEO effective Sept 1, 2026.

苹果公司周一宣布，首席执行官蒂姆·库克将转任董事会执行主席，硬件工程高级副总裁约翰·特努斯将于2026年9月1日起接任首席执行官一职。

The company said the leadership transition was unanimously approved by its board of directors and followed a long-term succession planning process. Cook will remain CEO through the summer and work closely with Ternus to ensure a smooth handover, according to Apple.

苹果公司表示，此次领导层交接已获董事会一致通过，并遵循了长期继任规划流程。库克将在整个夏季继续担任首席执行官，并与特努斯紧密合作，以确保平稳交接。

In a statement released by the company, Cook said it had been "the greatest privilege" of his life to be Apple's CEO, and described Ternus as "without question the right person to lead Apple into the future." Ternus said he was "profoundly grateful" for the opportunity to carry Apple's mission forward.

在公司发布的声明中，库克表示，担任苹果公司首席执行官是他一生中“最大的荣幸”，并称特努斯“毫无疑问是带领苹果走向未来的正确人选”。特努斯表示，他对于能够承担起这个延续苹果使命的机会“极为感激”。

Cook joined Apple in 1998 and became CEO in 2011. Apple said that under his leadership, the company's market capitalization rose from about $350 billion to $4 trillion, while annual revenue increased from $108 billion in fiscal 2011 to more than $416 billion in fiscal 2025.

库克于1998年加入苹果公司，2011年出任首席执行官。苹果公司表示，在他的领导下，公司市值从约3500亿美元上升至4万亿美元，同时年营收从2011财年的1080亿美元增长至2025财年的超过4160亿美元。

Ternus joined Apple's product design team in 2001, became vice-president of hardware engineering in 2013, and joined the executive team in 2021 as senior vice-president of hardware engineering, according to the company.

据苹果公司介绍，特努斯于2001年加入苹果产品设计团队，2013年出任硬件工程副总裁，并于2021年作为硬件工程高级副总裁加入高管团队。

Transition /trænˈzɪʃn/ 过渡，更迭

Unanimously /juˈnænɪməsli/ 全体一致地，无异议地

Handover /ˈhændəʊvə/ 交接，移交

Market capitalization /ˈmɑːkɪtˌkæpɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/ 市值

英语新闻丨苹果宣布库克将出任执行董事长，约翰·特努斯接任首席执行官