一個(gè)時(shí)代的終結(jié)：蘋果CEO喬布斯辭職
Apple’s Board of Directors today announced that Steve Jobs has resigned as Chief Executive Officer, and the Board has named Tim Cook, previously Apple’s Chief Operating Officer, as the company’s new CEO. Jobs has been elected Chairman of the Board and Cook will join the Board, effective immediately.
“Steve’s extraordinary vision and leadership saved Apple and guided it to its position as the world’s most innovative and valuable technology company,” said Art Levinson, Chairman of Genentech, on behalf of Apple's Board. “Steve has made countless contributions to Apple’s success, and he has attracted and inspired Apple’s immensely creative employees and world class executive team. In his new role as Chairman of the Board, Steve will continue to serve Apple with his unique insights, creativity and inspiration.”
“The Board has complete confidence that Tim is the right person to be our next CEO,” added Levinson. “Tim’s 13 years of service to Apple have been marked by outstanding performance, and he has demonstrated remarkable talent and sound judgment in everything he does.”
Jobs submitted his resignation to the Board today and strongly recommended that the Board implement its succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO.
As COO, Cook was previously responsible for all of the company’s worldwide sales and operations, including end-to-end management of Apple’s supply chain, sales activities, and service and support in all markets and countries. He also headed Apple’s Macintosh division and played a key role in the continued development of strategic reseller and supplier relationships, ensuring flexibility in response to an increasingly demanding marketplace.
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced iPad 2 which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.
相關(guān)中文新聞：
新浪科技訊 北京時(shí)間8月25日早間消息，蘋果董事會今天宣布，蘋果CEO史蒂夫·喬布斯(Steve Jobs)辭職，董事會已任命前蘋果COO蒂姆·庫克(Tim Cook)接任蘋果CEO一職。喬布斯被選為董事會主席，庫克將加入董事會，立即生效。
喬布斯今天向蘋果董事會遞交了辭呈，并強(qiáng)烈推薦前蘋果COO蒂姆·庫克(Tim Cook)接任蘋果CEO一職。
今年1月，喬布斯再度宣布病休。這位56歲的蘋果掌門人在病休期間仍然擔(dān)任CEO，積極參與公司業(yè)務(wù)和各項(xiàng)活動。此后，他將公司日常運(yùn)營交由COO蒂姆·庫克(Tim Cook)處理。
喬布斯的病休曾一度導(dǎo)致蘋果股價(jià)暴跌，投資者認(rèn)為此舉增添了蘋果未來前景的不確定性。不過此后，喬布斯并未從公眾視線中消失。他不僅前去蘋果總部工作，還出席了美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬舉行的硅谷宴會，并主持了iPad 2發(fā)布會和蘋果2011年全球開發(fā)者大會。
庫克今年50歲，在喬布斯離開期間通常由他負(fù)責(zé)公司運(yùn)營。熟悉蘋果日常運(yùn)營的人士稱，與其他資深高管一樣，庫克理解喬布斯的想法，并設(shè)定了未來幾年間的產(chǎn)品路線圖。
新任CEO將不得不肩負(fù)起喬布斯目前承擔(dān)的責(zé)任，如高管退休問題。由于蘋果股價(jià)在過去5年間上漲近7倍，許多高管已成富豪，有可能選擇離職變現(xiàn)，如何維持團(tuán)隊(duì)的完整性是CEO面臨的一大難題。從去年11月至今，蘋果零售主管羅 恩·約翰遜(Ron Johnson)、營銷傳播副總裁埃里森·約翰遜(Allison Johnson)和Mac軟件工程主管伯特蘭德·塞萊特(Bertrand Serlet)先后離職。
（以上中文新聞來自新浪科技）
