Apple’s own leadership page currently lists Tim Cook’s title as “Executive Chair,” not “Executive Chairman,” the phrase Apple used in its April 20, 2026 newsroom announcement of the change. The shorter version also appears in Apple’s September 1, 2026 Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC, which describes Cook’s appointment “to the role of Executive Chair.” Both are Apple’s own primary sources; they simply use different wording.
Apple.com/leadership is the company’s live roster of its top executives, updated as roles change. As of this weekend, it lists eleven names under its main executive heading, plus six vice presidents and two other listed roles.
| Key facts | Detail |
|---|---|
| Source | Apple’s leadership page, apple.com/leadership |
| Cook’s title there | Executive Chair |
| Cook’s title in the April newsroom release | Executive Chairman |
| Cook’s title in the September 1 SEC filing | Executive Chair |
| CEO listed | John Ternus |
The roster, as Apple lists it now
Apple’s page groups its C-suite and senior vice presidents together: John Ternus as CEO; Tim Cook as Executive Chair; Sabih Khan as Chief Operating Officer; Kevan Parekh as Chief Financial Officer; Johny Srouji as Chief Hardware Officer; Eddy Cue as Senior Vice President Services and Health; Craig Federighi as Senior Vice President Software Engineering; Greg Joswiak as Senior Vice President Worldwide Marketing; Jennifer Newstead as Senior Vice President General Counsel and Government Affairs; and Deirdre O’Brien as Senior Vice President Retail + People.
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Two versions of one title
Apple’s April newsroom release, announcing the succession four months ahead of its effective date, used the phrase “Executive Chairman” throughout. The leadership page and the September 1 SEC filing both use “Executive Chair” instead. Apple has not published anything explaining the change in wording, and this article does not guess at a reason. The underlying role, as far as any Apple document describes it, has not changed between the two versions of the title.
Two board seats, listed separately
Arthur Levinson appears on the same page under “Other Leadership” with the title “Lead Independent Director,” a board role distinct from Cook’s Executive Chair position. Phil Schiller is listed there too, as “Apple Fellow,” a title that predates this year’s transition and is unrelated to it.
Apple’s page groups its roster into three tiers: a “C-Suite and Senior Vice Presidents” section, a “Vice Presidents” section, and an “Other Leadership” section for Schiller and Levinson. That structure puts Cook, an operating executive turned board officer, in the same top tier as Ternus, Khan, Parekh, and Srouji, rather than grouping him with Levinson under the board-only heading.
Why the exact wording matters for filings
Titles on a leadership page are not simply descriptive. Apple’s SEC filings, including the Section 16 forms covered elsewhere this month, identify each reporting person by an exact officer or director title, and that title determines which disclosure rules apply. The leadership page’s “Executive Chair” wording lines up with the title used in the September 1, 2026 Form 8-K/A, which is the version that carries legal weight in Apple’s own compensation disclosures, separate from whatever phrasing a press release used months earlier.
| Name | Title, per apple.com/leadership |
|---|---|
| Molly Anderson | Vice President Industrial Design |
| Mike Fenger | Vice President Worldwide Sales |
| Steve Lemay | Vice President Human Interface Design |
| Isabel Ge Mahe | Vice President and Managing Director of Greater China |
| Tor Myhren | Vice President Marketing Communications |
| Kristin Huguet Quayle | Vice President Worldwide Communications |
What Apple has not said
- Any explanation for using “Executive Chairman” in April and “Executive Chair” since; Apple has not updated the April release to match.
- Whether any additional titles on the page changed this month beyond the three tied to the September 1 transition.
- A revision date or changelog for the leadership page itself; Apple’s page carries none.
Today is Sunday, September 13, 2026. Apple’s leadership page can change without a separate announcement, so the roster above reflects what it showed this weekend, twelve days into the new structure, and it is worth checking again directly on apple.com/leadership before relying on any title from an older screenshot or article.
