Apple CEO Tim Cook bid farewell to his role at the tech giant on Monday.
On his last day as CEO, Cook sent a heartfelt memo to Apple employees, thanking them for their support and praising them as an “extraordinary team. He also reflected on Apple’s culture, paid tribute to Steve Jobs and welcomed incoming CEO John Ternus . he is not leaving Apple While Cook is stepping down as CEO. This is a moment I always knew would come one day, and yet it is still hard to believe it has arrived and I am writing these words. I love this company and the team behind it, and I couldn’t let this day pass without sending a note to you, to tell you how grateful I am for the outpouring of affection you’ve sent my way, for the way you’ve shown up each and every day, and most of all, for the privilege of a lifetime serving as your leader. There is something truly special about Apple. I am most proud of what an annual report could never capture. This place is proof that culture triumphs over everything. We share a belief that what we build matters, and that we have both the opportunity and the responsibility to leave the world better than we found it. That purpose is part of what makes this place extraordinary. Apple helps nurture it, but I believe it lived within each of you long before you arrived here. It is what brought you to this company and what continues to drive the work you do every day. Together, we have created something far greater than any one of us could have imagined or accomplished alone. And that’s the secret to our success. We bring out the best in each other. We lift each other up. How fortunate we are. How fortunate I am.
Cook has led Apple as CEO since 2011.
He said he will remain with the company in a new role. We have made it possible to leave our “dent in the universe,” as Steve once described it, because of who we are and what we believe, because of what we value and how we see the world.
He took over from Jobs just weeks before the Apple co-founder died of pancreatic cancer. Today is my last day as CEO of Apple.
