New Delhi, Nov. 18 -- The media is full of reports that Tim Cook is set to step down as the chief executive officer of Apple and all indications point to John Ternus being the designated successor. The latter currently serves the company as senior vice president of hardware engineering, according to Fortune.

The speculation about Cook stepping away gained ground after the chief operating officer of Apple, Jeff Williams, who was seen as the 'natural' successor to Cook, decided to leave at the end of the year. He has already given up operational responsibilities.

As per his LinkedIn profile, Ternus graduated with a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1997. While attending that college, he w...