Apple has appointed Johny Srouji as its new chief hardware officer, “effective immediately,” according to an announcement on Monday . He is stepping into the shoes of current hardware engineering head John Ternus, who will replace Tim Cook as CEO in September , while Cook becomes the chairman of the board. Last December, Srouji reassured his team that he’s not “leaving anytime soon” after a flurry of reports suggested he was “evaluating” his future with Apple . However, other notable executives