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Tim Cook defends Senior VP of Retail appointment

by Mike Schramm (Feb 1st, 2012)

Apple announced earlier this week that the former CEO of UK electronics chain Dixons, John Browett, was being appointed to the head of retail in Cupertino, but since then, there's been some rumbling among those interested that Browett might not have been the best man for the job. Dixons hasn't ...

Dixons Retail CEO John Browett will become Apple's new SVP of retail

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 31st, 2012)

Apple announced on Monday that John Browett will join the company as its new Senior Vice President of Retail. Browett will replace Ron Johnson, who left Apple last year to become the CEO of retailer JC Penney. Browett will leave his current position as CEO of British electronics retailer Dixons to ...

How Line2 accidentally disrupted the phone industry

by Mike Schramm (Jan 17th, 2012)

Last week at CES 2012, I met up with Line2 CEO Peter Sisson; he is a man who's done a lot of butting heads with big companies over what started off as a pretty simple proposition. Line2's basic concept was to create a second line (for business or personal calls) on your iPhone. Sisson's ...

Guy Kawasaki on what he learned from Steve Jobs

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 17th, 2011)

Guy Kawasaki was an early Apple evangelist and helped market the Macintosh in 1984. As a result, he worked closely with Steve Jobs and experienced his leadership first-hand. To remember his former boss, Kawasaki compiled a list of the 12 qualities that set Steve apart from other CEOs. Kawasaki ...

Tim Cook's "time to shine" with new iPhone announcement

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 3rd, 2011)

Tomorrow is a big day for Apple fans around the world, it's also a big day for Apple CEO Tim Cook. Cook is expected to introduce the next generation iPhone. Apple's first high-profile announcement since WWDC and Cook's first as CEO. Cook is highly regarded as an expert in operations and supply ...

Survey shows Steve Jobs' absence not deterring Apple's customers

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 14th, 2011)

A ChangeWave survey suggests Steve Jobs' resignation as CEO of Apple will have little impact on the future sales of Apple hardware. Between September 6 and 12, ChangeWave surveyed 2,297 respondents and found that only 4% of people would be less likely to buy Apple products now that Jobs is gone. ...

Apple stock performance under Steve Jobs

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 9th, 2011)

We can talk about Steve Jobs' legacy as CEO of Apple, look at the products he launched and analyze the earnings statements, but sometimes all you need is a simple picture to summarize it all. As Edible Apple points out, Apple's stock price from when Jobs took the helm in 1997 until now reveals ...

Tim Cook reportedly responding to customer emails

by Mike Schramm (Aug 30th, 2011)

We'll miss a lot of things about Steve Jobs being at Apple in the CEO position, but one loss will be his tendency to answer all kinds of customer emails in person, no matter what the topic (or time of day). There's hope, though: MacRumors has our first reported "TimMail," in which new CEO Tim ...

Apple awards CEO Tim Cook one million stock shares - if he stays until 2021

by Chris Rawson (Aug 26th, 2011)

Now that Tim Cook is CEO of Apple, how do you ensure you keep him at the company's helm? How about by awarding him one million shares of Apple's stock. A form 8-K filed with the SEC gives the details: In connection with Mr. Cook's appointment as Chief Executive Officer, the Board awarded Mr. ...

Apple updates executive chart to reflect CEO changeover

by Michael Rose (Aug 25th, 2011)

Apple's page of executive biographies has already been updated to match the new reality, with Tim Cook in the top left corner as CEO. Cook's bio now states that he assumed the top job in August of 2011. Cook's presumptive successor as COO is SVP of Operations Jeff Williams, who sits on the ...

Tim Cook takes over as Apple CEO

by Michael Rose (Aug 24th, 2011)

Amidst the pathos and shock of Steve Jobs' resignation from his post as Apple's CEO (while still retaining his role as chairman of the board), one line from Steve's resignation letter should be ringing exceptionally loudly in the ears of all Apple fans, not to mention Wall Street's decision ...

Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO (Updated)

by Erica Sadun (Aug 24th, 2011)

Update: Apple has officially named Tim Cook as the company's CEO. The press release can be read below. Stay with TUAW for reactions and analysis tonight. --- This day was not unexpected, but it is still one that carries with it a bit of wistfulness. Apple CEO Steve Jobs has submitted his ...

Apple's board discussing eventual Steve Jobs successor

by Chris Rawson (Jul 19th, 2011)

According to The Wall Street Journal, some of Apple's board members have been informally discussing an eventual successor to Steve Jobs since the CEO began his latest medical leave earlier this year. These board members "have discussed CEO succession with executive recruiters and at least one head ...

Disney will not be a part of iCloud launch

by Mike Schramm (Jun 3rd, 2011)

Disney CEO Bob Iger spoke at the D9 conference this week, and said that while he considers the cloud to be a huge force in technology going forward, he's not sold enough to be included in the first round of Apple's almost-announced iCloud service. Whatever Steve Jobs announces for iCloud on ...

Jobs reportedly told Nike "Get rid of the crappy stuff"

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 17th, 2011)

Steve Jobs is often regarded as a visionary who rejoined a failing Apple in 1996 and propelled it to the top of the electronics industry. As a result, people are combing through Jobs' history to find the secret to his success. Carmine Gallo of Forbes stumbled on an interesting conversation Jobs ...