Apple intensifies succession planning for CEO Tim Cook, FT reports

(Reuters) -​Apple is ‌stepping up its ‌succession planning efforts as it prepares ⁠for ‌Tim Cook to step ‍down as chief executive as ​soon as ‌next year, the Financial Times reported on ⁠Friday.

Reuters could ​not ​immediately verify the report.

(‍Reporting ⁠by Dheeraj Kumar in ⁠Bengaluru; Editing ‌by William ‌Mallard)