Apple's hardware chief John Ternus, 50, emerges as front-runner to succeed CEO Tim Cook, 65, who told leaders he wants to reduce workload and may become board chairman.

Apple’s John Ternus Could Be Tim Cook’s Successor as CEO

You have been granted access, use your keyboard to continue reading.Credit...Photo Illustration by Klawe Rzeczy; Source Photographs by George Etheredge for The New York Times; Juan Arredondo for The New York Times; Amy Osborne for The New York Times; Lucia Vazquez for The New York Times; Jim Wilson/The New York Times; ShutterstockThe Man Who Could Be Apple’s Next C.E.O.John Ternus, a low-profile but influential executive at Apple, could be next in line to replace the company’s longtime chief exe...