Apple’s Succession Wars Start. Here’s Who Might Take Tim Cook’s Spot

Tim Cook might be getting ready to hang up his hat as Apple CEO.

That’s according to the Financial Times, which reported on Saturday that the tech giant was stepping up succession planning with expectations that Tim Cook could resign from his position as soon as next year.

Cook, who will be turning 66 next year, took over Apple from founder Steve Jobs, and led the company through trillions of dollars worth of record market valuation spikes and a fair share of controversies for over…