John Ternus took over as the new CEO of Apple on September 1. Ternus took over the company’s reins from Tim Cook, the longest-serving CEO of Apple, who remained in the position for 15 years. In 1977, Michael Scott became the first CEO of Apple, a company which was going to be a multi trillion dollar giant in the coming decades. Following Scott, Mike Markkula took over the CEO responsibilities, followed by John Sculley, Michael Spindler, Gilbert Frank Amelio, and Steve Jobs.