00:00John Turnus is taking over the role of CEO of Apple on September 1st.
00:05The long-time hardware chief is set to steer the company after Tim Cook
00:10as the iPhone maker gears up for an industry change speared by artificial intelligence.
00:17Turnus, who joined Apple in 2001, has recently overseen the company's hardware engineering efforts.
00:23He also played a key role in reigniting sales of products such as Apple's Mac computers,
00:28which have gained market share in recent years.
00:31Cook, who has led Apple since 2011, will become the company's executive chairman, Apple said in a statement.
00:38In naming Turner's chief executive, Apple is shifting from Cook, a supply chain guru
00:42who helped turn Apple into a global brand that churns out hundreds of millions of units per year,
00:48to a leader who has longed focus on design and products.
00:52You know, we've really set this bar for the transition to be the best ever.
00:57We want it to be a textbook example, and that is exactly how it's going.
01:01I feel so great about how it's going.
01:04John is ready to be the first-class CEO for a first-class company,
01:09and I'm so excited about it.
01:13And I, yeah, I mean, it's so incredibly excited, right?
01:15It's just such an incredible opportunity, and I'm so lucky to have Tim as a mentor,
01:19and it's, yeah, it's really great.
