Phil Schiller Moving on to Become 'Apple Fellow,' Greg Joswiak Taking Over as Marketing SVP

[justperry]

I see him go within a few years, good for him, well deserved.
He's 60, has plenty of $$, time to slow down, enjoy life with family..friends, chase hobbies or something completely else.

 

[brewcitywi]

I think Phil Schiller did a great job. He's always totally enthusiastic about Apple and new products. "Apple Fellow" is probably equivalent to a lifetime seat on the board of directors. 33 years at any company is amazing these days. I hope he wasn't forced out.

 

[brewcitywi]

WHOA. when I woke up today I didn't expect to be reading this.

Phil has been there for 23 years and is currently 60 years old. Honestly 23 years of vesting stock options and working at the pace a VP at Apple has work both with media exposure and managing hundreds of product maketing decisions and recently the App Store, I'm not surprised at all that he's transitioning out. He is a multi-millionaire many times over and has given an equivalent of lifetime hours to the company in the last 20 years good for him, go enjoy retirement (if that's even possible for someone who works at his level)

33, even better!

 

[az431]

Fall out from the tech hearing?

So he got fired in an extremely nice way?

I'm thrilled that he is stepping aside.

Maybe read the article before commenting?

Schiller will continue to lead the App Store and Apple Events, but will no longer be in charge of marketing.

 

[az431]

The man worked at Apple since he was 27. Give the fellow a break, people.

Tim Cook is 59. How long will he still be at Apple?

Jeff Williams is 57.

Eddie Cue 55.

Craig Federighi is 51 years young! He can take over as CEO. Haha! Kidding. Not.

Board members can't be re-elected past age 70, but Apple does not have a mandatory retirement age for executives. It is 65 at most companies, and it's hard to see him staying on much past that.

 

[thadoggfather]

Except that he's still remaining in charge of the App Store and Apple Events.

my assessment doesn’t change that we won’t ever truly know the reason

 

[0128672]

Board members can't be re-elected past age 70, but Apple does not have a mandatory retirement age for executives. It is 65 at most companies, and it's hard to see him staying on much past that.

In the United States, per the ADEA, mandatory retirement is unlawful for an employer to require an employee to retire at any age except some occupations like the military or federal police agencies, pilots, air traffic controllers, and some judge levels. So, no, it’s not ”65 at most companies ...”

Mandatory retirement - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[GhostRaider]

So he got demoted basically.

 

[dwaltwhit]

Cook moving out all Steve's former Yes men.

Steve died 9 years ago. If this were Tim’s desire, he would have gotten him out long ago. To stay in the C suite of a major company, a tech one at that, for as long as he has is quite impressive. Dude has earned his bazillions and is now semi-retiring.

 

[MRrainer]

I deeply, wholeheartedly hope that he can enjoy his retirement for a long, long time.

And in excellent health.

 

[0128672]

Steve died 9 years ago. If this were Tim’s desire, he would have gotten him out long ago. To stay in the C suite of a major company, a tech one at that, for as long as he has is quite impressive. Dude has earned his bazillions and is now semi-retiring.

Tim Cook is semi-retiring? Based on what?

 

[The Man]

Jeff Williams is likely the next to supersede Cook as CEO if I had to make an educated guess based on his involvement. [Which probably isn’t any time soon.]

Yes, but he's not that much younger. Maybe he'll be an iCEO.

 

[satchmo]

Steve died 9 years ago. If this were Tim’s desire, he would have gotten him out long ago. To stay in the C suite of a major company, a tech one at that, for as long as he has is quite impressive. Dude has earned his bazillions and is now semi-retiring.

Meanwhile many of the armchair VP's here, probably wouldn't last a day at Apple.

 

[ProcessorSolderedToMB]

Something tells me he was always one of the most shrewd guys at Apple, and that Steve recognized this in a "Tim takes the big job, Phil continues to grow our business" kind of way.

Before Apple started more consciously displaying their succession plan on their keynote stages, Steve consistently picked Phil to throw to for demos and gags, and I think there was a reason for this... miss those days

 

[now i see it]

The only change in position at that company I'm interested in is the day the CEO leaves. Not so much that I want him to (honestly I don't care) but because the Internet will literally explode with the news. Servers will go down. Blackouts will occur. It'll be like the Y2K bug all over again.

 

[dwaltwhit]

Tim Cook is semi-retiring? Based on what?

I think you misunderstood. I was talking about phil. The person I quoted believes Tim is clearing house of steve’s “yes men”

 

[bluecoast]

I always enjoyed hearing Phil on stage introducing a new Mac - you could tell that the Mac was dearest to his heart.

He is such a great presenter that Joz always felt curiously under used. I guess he’s stepping up now though.

 

[0128672]

I think you misunderstood. I was talking about phil. The person I quoted believes Tim is clearing house of steve’s “yes men”

Ah ok, thanks for clearing that up. Sixty is a great time to focus on other things, so I wish Phil the best. I hope this isn’t for a serious health reason other than reducing stress.

 

[Rogifan]

Except that he's still remaining in charge of the App Store and Apple Events.

I’ll bet this is only temporary. It’s probably a good thing to split product development/marketing from the App Store. Maybe Schiller is working on some big changes for the App Store. Or big changes will come when his replacement is announced.

 

[Nugget]

Phil’s best moment on the stage.

I'd have gone with

 

[vipergts2207]

Well, Phil turned 60 in June, so this more looks like a part-time retirement to me.

Seriously, the dude's a multi-millionaire and a senior citizen. Most people want to retire while they're still young enough to enjoy it. There's no conspiracy or demotion here. Sounds like he's sticking around in a sort of part-time advisor role.

 

[dogslobber]

Steve died 9 years ago. If this were Tim’s desire, he would have gotten him out long ago. To stay in the C suite of a major company, a tech one at that, for as long as he has is quite impressive. Dude has earned his bazillions and is now semi-retiring.

Anybody can steer a ship in a straight line, in calm waters, on a clear day. Cook has done it for 9 years.

 

[Schizoid]

anyone who doesn't close their rings under the Timregime is offloaded with immediate effect!

 

[smulji]

I’ll bet this is only temporary

Of course

 

[Chytin]

What the hell is an Apple Fellow? The guy whom brings coffee and slow juices (for Tim) to the Executive team?
Within 2-3 years Phil shall announce it's retirement. You know, spend more time with it's family...
Tim is forcing Phil out!