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Apple Directors Informally Exploring CEO Succession Possibilities
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There's a popular joke floating around the Valley:
Q: What do automobile repair, soybean farming, and the manufacture of processes cheese food have in common?
A: Those are the three industries Steve Jobs didn't alienate this year.
Yup - I think Mr Jobs will be still ceo to see the launch of his new spaceship building - besides he wants to launch more "magical" products
almost no chance
If Jobs is still around then, he'll have relinquished the CEO title to someone who can spend full time on the job. He may still have a role as "visionary" (even Woz is that today), and advise on strategy - but Apple needs a full time CEO.
(And don't count on Tim Cook continuing in the "acting CEO" role forever - Tim's doing the work, and Jobs is still getting credit. Not a good career path for a senior exec.)
If Jobs is still around then, he'll have relinquished the CEO title to someone who can spend full time on the job. He may still have a role as "visionary" (even Woz is that today), and advise on strategy - but Apple needs a full time CEO.
(And don't count on Tim Cook continuing in the "acting CEO" role forever - Tim's doing the work, and Jobs is still getting credit. Not a good career path for a senior exec.)