Apple CEO Succession Plans 'Very Detailed', Says Tim Cook

[MacRumors]

Tim Cook has revealed that Apple has "very detailed" succession plans in place for when the time comes to replace him as chief executive of the company, but he also said he has no intention of going anywhere just yet.

In a 45-minute interview for the BBC Sounds podcast Dua Lipa: At Your Service hosted by singer Dua Lipa, Cook admitted that he does not know how long he will remain at Apple.

"I love it," he said, reflecting back on 25 years at the company. "I can't envision my life without being there, so I'll be there for a while." However, when asked if there was any succession plan at Apple, Cook continued:

"We're a company that believes in working on succession plans, so we have very detailed succession plans. Because something unpredictable can always happen. I could step off the wrong curb tomorrow. Hopefully that doesn't happen, I pray that it doesn't."

Dua Lipa: "Are you able to say who is in line for succession?"

"I can't say that, but I would say that my job is to prepare several people for the ability to succeed, and I really want the person to come from within Apple, the next CEO. So that's my role: That there's several for the board to pick from."

In the broad-ranging interview, the Apple CEO described a day in the life of Tim Cook, and shared his experience growing up in a blue-collar family in Alabama, and the arc of his career that ultimately brought him to Apple.

The 63-year-old also discussed Apple's environmental sustainability efforts, as well as his thoughts on the excessive use of smartphones, the value of collaboration and equal representation, philanthropy, and the promise and perils of AI, generative AI, and the "life-changing" potential of large language models. You can watch the full interview on YouTube.

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[Onimusha370]

A great interview, well worth watching the whole thing

 

[Total Respray]

Tim Cook S …?

 

[Infodataset]

Cant wait for the new changes after cook

 

[SoldOnApple]

> I can't envision my life without being there

Well he is one of the world’s richest and most influential men thanks to Apple. At Compaq he would have just been rich even as CEO.

 

[MacProFCP]

Of all the people to sit down with why her? He’d be better off with…well…a journalist…ideally from a tech background like Zoe Thomas or Mark Gurman.

 

[ashdelacroix]

Of all the people to sit down with why her? He’d be better off with…well…a journalist…ideally from a tech background like Zoe Thomas.

She did a great job. He's been more open with her than with anyone else.

 

[Wizard_of_Woz]

Yay! Now hurry up and retire Tim Apple!!!

 

[a m u n]

Great interview!

Tim Cook is undoubtedly one of the best CEOs Apple could have. I don’t even want to think about the pressure the future CEO will be under to maintain such high standards.

 

[oldwatery]

Bye bye…….now please!

 

[oldwatery]

Of all the people to sit down with why her? He’d be better off with…well…a journalist…ideally from a tech background like Zoe Thomas or Mark Gurman.

Maybe because she would not ask any of the tough questions instead of this fluff pr piece.

 

[Damian83]

> I can't envision my life without being there

Well he is one of the world’s richest and most influential men thanks to Apple. At Compaq he would have just been rich even as CEO.

He's also Apple's CEO if u already dont know this...

 

[Veinticinco]

Yeah, no…triggered my gag reflex.

Sycophantic and nauseating.

 

[applepotato666]

He does seem like a grounded person with a strong sense of values. I think any CEO of a company such as Apple wouldn't be able to see their lives outside of that role. You really have to give your life to it.

Of all the people to sit down with why her? He’d be better off with…well…a journalist…ideally from a tech background like Zoe Thomas or Mark Gurman.

It's fun and something we're not used to seeing. She did a great job researching her topics I think.

 

[mystery hill]

ideally from a tech background like Zoe Thomas or Mark Gurman.

Why would he have an interview with someone that leaks future product info?

 

[4odomi]

Of all the people to sit down with why her? He’d be better off with…well…a journalist…ideally from a tech background like Zoe Thomas or Mark Gurman.

A real journalist might have asked some akward questions, like for instance, why is Apple taking the pee out of it's customers, with upgrades almost good enough, but not quite 😏
This was just a virtue signalling PR interview, of which Tim is doing more and more of.
Having said that, he's done well for Apple, just not so well for the customers.

 

[Lerenard3000]

I am very honored to be the one who inherits all the money. Thank you Timmy

 

[till]

I think the only young-ish prominent Apple exec is John Ternus. Everyone else would be super old by the time Tim is likely to retire, so my money's on him.

 

[gpat]

It has to be Craig Federighi.

 

[wanha]

Cant wait for the new changes after cook

The new CEO will be an AI version of Tim Cook

 

[crsh1976]

It has to be Craig Federighi.

It's way too early where I am to read this sort of cringe-inducing statement.

 

[scorpio vega]

Tim Cook has been an amazing CEO. He is not Steve Jobs and that’s honestly a good thing. A lot of the things we have now we likely wouldn’t have gotten when we did it at all had jobs still been around due to his stubbornness.

I do hope the next CEO will continue his ethos without being too radical

 

[MrRom92]

Why does Dua Lipa have a podcast?

 

[gpat]

The new CEO will be an AI version of Tim Cook

He's not the kind of guy to do something like this... Elon Musk definitely is

 

[Wizard_of_Woz]

Tim Cook has been an amazing CEO. He is not Steve Jobs and that’s honestly a good thing. A lot of the things we have now we likely wouldn’t have gotten when we did it at all had jobs still been around due to his stubbornness.

I do hope the next CEO will continue his ethos without being too radical

Yeah, it is a shame we only ever saw the original Macs, Mac OS X, the iMac, iPod, iPhone, and iPad, among other things because of Steve Jobs (and company). But hey, Tim Cook is a good bean counter so there's that.