{"id":9964,"date":"2026-04-21T09:41:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/9964\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T09:41:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:41:11","slug":"i-am-very-thankful-for-everything-openai-ceo-sam-altman-praises-apple-ceo-tim-cook-for-his-leadership-after-exit-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/9964\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I am very thankful for everything\u2026\u2019: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman praises Apple CEO Tim Cook for his leadership after exit announcement |"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\u2018I The leadership of one of the world\u2019s most valuable technology companies is set for a significant shift. Tim Cook has announced that he will step down as chief executive of Apple<\/a> in September, marking the end of a tenure that began in 2011, according to the official Apple reports. The transition has drawn attention across the technology sector, not only because of Cook\u2019s long leadership but also due to the appointment of his successor, John Ternus<\/a>. As the news spread, reactions came quickly from industry figures and the public. Among them, Sam Altman<\/a> described Cook as \u2018a legend\u2019, reflecting a widely held view of his influence on the company and the broader tech industry during the past decade and a half.<\/p>\n

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reacts after Tim Cook announces a new CEO of Apple<\/p>\n

In response to the latest announcement regarding Apple CEO Tim Cook\u2019s role, Sam Altman reacts and praises his leadership and legacy. The CEO of OpenAI called Tim Cook \u2018a legend\u2019 and appreciated him for his contribution to Apple. This shows appreciation in the technology community. The response was well-received on the internet and added to conversations regarding Tim Cook’s legacy. Most people have recognised Tim Cook’s consistent style of leadership and his success in sustaining Apple in the post-Steve Jobs era.<\/p>\n

Apple CEO Tim Cook will step down from the role in September 2026<\/p>\n

Tim Cook announced that he is stepping down from his position as CEO after serving for nearly 15 years. Cook will move to the position of Executive Chairman, keeping himself engaged in guiding the future course of the organisation.Tim Cook took over the reins of the company after Steve Jobs, who had served as the CEO of the company since its inception. During Tim Cook’s tenure as CEO, the focus of the organisation was on growth and diversification.According to the financial statements of the company, under Tim Cook’s leadership, the market capitalisation of the company rose from $350 billion to $4 trillion. Moreover, under his leadership, the company diversified its product range, venturing into service-based products. Tim Cook said that being CEO was the greatest honor of his career. Another interesting point about Tim Cook was that he used to read user feedback on Apple’s products.<\/p>\n

Meet Apple’s new CEO John Ternus <\/p>\n

The news further revealed that Apple will appoint its new CEO John Ternus, who has already been working with the organisation for many years now and has contributed significantly to hardware engineering at Apple.The decision to bring John Ternus on board comes after some time because there has always been some confusion regarding Apple\u2019s succession plans. However, it looks like the plan is quite strategic since Steve Jobs will continue his involvement with the company as the executive chairman of Apple.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The leadership of one of the world\u2019s most valuable technology companies is set for a significant shift. Tim…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9965,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[319,8521,8523,8520,8522,7968,157,370,3028],"class_list":{"0":"post-9964","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-openai","8":"tag-apple","9":"tag-apple-market-capitalisation","10":"tag-apple-new-ceo","11":"tag-apple-succession-plans","12":"tag-ceo-transition","13":"tag-john-ternus","14":"tag-openai","15":"tag-sam-altman","16":"tag-tim-cook"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9964"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9964\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}