Fortune Magazine: Possible Jobs Successors
Fortune on CNN/Money.com has a rogue's gallery of photos online today. The gallery features 11 executives at Apple, each of whom is considered in one way or another to be a possible candidate to replace Steve Jobs if he steps down. If you want to skip the gallery, the full story is on one page at Fortune's Apple 2.0 blog.My personal favorites for "The Next Steve" are Ron Johnson (Senior VP, Retail) or Scott Forstall (Senior VP, iPhone Software, pictured at right). Why? Johnson is charismatic and has established Apple as a retail powerhouse. Forstall, because he is as anal as Jobs about interface design and kinda looks like "I'm a Mac" actor Justin Long.
After you take a look at the article, come back to TUAW and vote for your favorite candidate for the next Apple CEO.
| Tim Cook | |
|---|---|
| Tony Fadell | |
| Ron Johnson | |
| Phil Schiller | |
| Scott Forstall | |
| Jonathan Ive | |
| Peter Oppenheimer | |
| Bertrand Serlet | |
| Sina Tamaddon | |
| Daniel Cooperman | |
| Bob Mansfield |
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Fortune on CNN/Money.com has a rogue's gallery of photos online today. The gallery features 11 executives at Apple, each of whom is...
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Why isn't Robert Scoble on the poll? Everyone knows that Scoble is the 21st Century equivalent of Cowboy Neal.
June 26 2008 at 6:22 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI hate Forestall. Hate him hate him hate him. He looks like a monkey when he's onstage, and he always stares downwards whenever he talks, no matter where he is or what he's saying.
June 26 2008 at 2:34 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyScott Forstall has no social skills. I don't think he can replace jobs....
June 25 2008 at 9:00 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThis is for CEO, not PR representative. Bill Gates has no social skills but they didn't stop him from being pretty successful as CEO. I doubt anyone will live up to Jobs' image, but hopefully there will be enough people there who will keep it running as well as Jobs.
June 26 2008 at 2:19 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyyes justin, but Apple wouldn't be where they are today if Jobs wasn't an excellent PR man. A PT Barnum, if you will.
Apple needs a CEo with these attributes.
So what schools did Sina Tamaddon attend? I'm obsessing about it now. lol
June 25 2008 at 9:58 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyCome on people! You know deep down in Apple R & D is something called Core Steveâ„¢. An interactive Steve Jobs digital clone that will drive a holographic hyperrealistic animated Steve Jobs. Say it with me, Steve Jobs Keynotes Forever!
June 25 2008 at 3:07 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyGuys Blue Shirts are not good for the world. So I would say that there is not much to choose but Ive because he is a Designer and can be better CEO than you can imagine.
June 25 2008 at 2:04 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyGuys change Scott Forstall image To Ive. Its not fair
June 25 2008 at 2:00 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyYes, long live Steve! I've got a great site here with Apple's entire history since its founding in 1976. Great info.
http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Apple-Computer-Inc-Company-History.html
Scott Forstall reminds me of the Adam Sandler's nemesis, Eric in Billy Madison. He seems like a weasely guy who is trying to steal the CEO job from some more deserving guy like Jonathan Ive.
June 24 2008 at 8:58 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyMy vote goes to Ive, cause he's the kind of guy feeling the brand on his own skin, like Jobs. Honestly is something that I find wrong when I observe this on managers minds, but I'm selfish and maclover so I need someone with a branded skin there. Anyway, this sounds very creepy, Long Live Steve! You have still many 'onemorethings' to tell.
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