Apple Hardware Head John Ternus Top Pick To Succeed Tim Cook As CEO

Bloomberg reports (paywalled) that Apple’s hardware chief John Ternus is the frontrunner to replace Tim Cook as CEO, as Cook nears retirement and prepares to transition into a board chairman role. The Economic Times reports: Cook is turning 65 next month. Chief operating officer John Williams — once heir apparent — has handed over the reins of day-to-day operations to Sabih Khan and is on his way out. Even as Cook steps down as CEO, he will stay involved in some…