Executive Profiles
Apple Inc. has been established for a long time. Apple has changed the way we use our computer, Apple has changed the way we communicate with each other, Apple has changed the way we listen to music, Apple has changes the way we surf our web. In short Apple has changed the way we live. And all these people are responsible for the change on our world.
Steve Jobs
Chairman of Boards and Former CEO
Steve Jobs is the Chairman of the Board of Apple, which he
co-founded in 1976. Apple is leading the consumer technology world with its
revolutionary iPhone and App Store, its family of iPod media players and iTunes
media store, and its Mac computers and iLife and iWork application suites.
Apple recently introduced iPad 2 which is defining the future of mobile media
and computing devices.
Steve also co-founded and was the CEO of Pixar Animation
Studios, which created some of the most successful and beloved animated films
of all time including Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo,
The Incredibles, Cars and Ratatouille. Pixar merged with The Walt Disney
Company in 2006 and Steve now serves on Disney's board of directors.
Steve grew up in the apricot orchards which later became
known as Silicon Valley, and still lives there with his family.
Tim Cook
CEO
Tim Cook is the CEO of Apple and serves on its Board of
Directors.
Before being named CEO in August 2011, Tim was Apple's Chief
Operating Officer and was 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.
Prior to joining Apple, Tim was vice president of Corporate
Materials for Compaq and was responsible for procuring and managing all of
Compaq’s product inventory. Previous to his work at Compaq, Tim was the chief
operating officer of the Reseller Division at Intelligent Electronics.
Tim also spent 12 years with IBM, most recently as director
of North American Fulfillment where he led manufacturing and distribution
functions for IBM’s Personal Computer Company in North and Latin America.
Tim earned an M.B.A. from Duke University, where he was a
Fuqua Scholar, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from
Auburn University.
Eddy Cue
Senior Vice President
Internet Software and Services
Eddy Cue is Apple's senior vice president of Internet Software
and Services, reporting to CEO Tim Cook.
Eddy oversees Apple's industry-leading content stores
including the iTunes Store, the revolutionary App Store and the iBookstore, as
well as iAd and Apple's innovative iCloud services.
He is a 22-year Apple veteran and leads a large organization
of amazing people. Eddy played a major role in creating the Apple online store
in 1998, the iTunes Music Store in 2003 and the App Store in 2008. He also
played a key role in developing Apple's award-winning iLife suite of
applications. In his early years at Apple, he was a successful manager of
software engineering and customer support teams.
Eddy earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and
Economics from Duke University.
Scott Forstall
Senior Vice President, iOS Software
Scott Forstall is senior vice president of iPhone Software
at Apple. Reporting directly to the CEO, Forstall leads the team responsible
for delivering the software at the heart of Apple’s revolutionary iPhone
including the user interface, applications, frameworks and the operating
system.
Forstall joined Apple in 1997 and is one of the original
architects of Mac OS X and its Aqua user interface. He was responsible for
several releases of the operating system, most notably Mac OS X Leopard. Prior
to Apple he worked at NeXT developing core technologies.
Forstall received both a Bachelor of Science in Symbolic
Systems and a Master of Science in Computer Science from Stanford University.
Jonathan Ive
Senior Vice President, Industrial Design
London born designer Jonathan Ive is the senior vice
president of Industrial Design at Apple, reporting directly to the CEO. Since
1996 he has been responsible for leading a design team widely regarded as one
of the world’s best.
Recognized with numerous design awards, Apple products are
featured in the permanent collections of museums worldwide including MOMA in
New York and the Pompidou in Paris.
Ive holds a Bachelor of Arts and an honorary doctorate from
Newcastle Polytechnic. In 2003 he was named Designer of the Year by the Design
Museum London and awarded the title Royal Designer for Industry by The Royal
Society of Arts.
Ron Johnson
Senior Vice President, Retail
Ron Johnson joined Apple as senior vice president in January
2000. Reporting directly to the CEO, Johnson leads Apple’s retail strategy and
is responsible for its overall execution and performance. Under Ron’s
leadership, Apple has opened over 200 stores to date. Johnson has over 20 years
of experience in retail and merchandising as well as a strong track record for
delivering consistent year over year growth for billion-dollar companies.
Before joining Apple, Johnson held various management
positions at the Target Corporation, most recently as Vice President of
Merchandising for Target Stores. In this capacity, Johnson presided over a
successful period of growth at Target, playing a key role in developing new
initiatives for branding, marketing and merchandising. He led the team
responsible for launching the Michael Graves exclusive line of products, as
well as the addition of other key brands to the store’s selection.
Johnson received his M.B.A. from Harvard and his Bachelor of
Arts in Economics from Stanford University.
Bob Mansfield
Senior Vice President, Mac Hardware Engineering
Bob Mansfield is senior vice president of Macintosh Hardware
Engineering reporting to the CEO. Mansfield joined Apple in 1999 and oversees
the team that has delivered dozens of breakthrough Mac products including the
MacBook Air and the all-in-one iMac line.
Prior to joining Apple, Mansfield was vice president of
Engineering at Raycer Graphics, which Apple acquired in 1999. Previously, Mansfield
was a senior director at SGI, responsible for the development of various
microprocessor designs.
Mansfield earned a BSEE degree from The University of Texas
at Austin in 1982.
Peter Oppenheimer
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Peter Oppenheimer is Apple’s senior vice president and Chief
Financial Officer. In his capacity as CFO, Oppenheimer oversees the controller,
treasury, investor relations, tax, information systems, internal audit and
facilities functions. He reports to the CEO and serves on the company’s
executive committee.
Oppenheimer started with Apple in 1996 as controller for the
Americas, and in 1997 was promoted to vice president and Worldwide Sales
controller and then to corporate controller.
Oppenheimer joined Apple from Automatic Data Processing
(ADP), where he was CFO of one of the four strategic business units. In that
capacity, he had responsibility for finance, MIS, administration and the
equipment leasing portfolio.
Prior to joining ADP, Oppenheimer spent six years in the
Information Technology Consulting Practice with Coopers and Lybrand where he
managed financial and systems engagements for clients in the insurance,
telecommunications, transportation and banking industries.
Oppenheimer received a bachelors degree from California
Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo and an M.B.A. from the University of
Santa Clara, both with honors.
Philip Schiller
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Product Marketing
Philip Schiller is Apple’s senior vice president of
Worldwide Product Marketing and reports to Apple’s CEO. Schiller is a member of
Apple’s Executive Team and is responsible for the company’s Product Marketing,
Developer Relations, and Business Marketing programs. Since rejoining Apple in
April 1997, Schiller has helped the company return to its role as a technology
innovator, delivering breakthrough products such as the iMac, MacBook, Airport,
Xserve, Mac OS X, Safari, AppleTV, iPod and iPhone.
Schiller has over twenty four years of marketing and
management experience including seventeen years at Apple in various marketing
management positions. Prior to Apple, Schiller served as Vice President of Product
Marketing at Macromedia, Inc. of San Francisco, CA; as Director of Product
Marketing at FirePower Systems, Inc. of Menlo Park, CA; as an Information
Technology Manager at Nolan, Norton & Company of Lexington, MA; and as a
Programmer and Systems Analyst at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA.
Schiller graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in
Biology from Boston College in 1982.
Bruce Sewell
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Bruce Sewell is Apple’s general counsel and senior vice
president of Legal and Government Affairs, reporting to Apple’s CEO. Sewell
serves on the company’s executive team and oversees all legal matters,
including corporate governance, intellectual property, litigation and
securities compliance, as well as government affairs.
Sewell joined Apple from Intel Corporation in September
2009. At Intel, he was responsible for leading all of Intel’s legal, corporate
affairs and corporate social responsibility programs, managing attorneys and
policy professionals located in over 30 countries around the world. He joined
Intel in 1995 as a senior attorney assigned to counsel various business groups
in areas such as antitrust compliance, licensing and intellectual property. In
2001, Sewell was promoted to vice president and deputy general counsel,
managing Intel’s litigation portfolio, and handled corporate transactions
including M&A activities.
Prior to joining Intel, Sewell was a partner in the
litigation firm of Brown & Bain P.C. He was admitted to the California Bar
in 1986 and to the Washington D.C. Bar in 1987. He is also admitted to practice
before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Sewell received his J.D. from George Washington University
in 1986, and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Lancaster, in
the United Kingdom, in 1979.
Jeff Williams
Senior Vice Presidents, Operations
Jeff Williams is Apple’s senior vice president of
Operations, reporting to the CEO. Jeff leads a team of people around the world
responsible for end-to-end supply chain management and dedicated to ensuring
that Apple products meet the highest standards of quality.
Jeff joined Apple in 1998 as head of worldwide procurement
and in 2004 he was named vice president of Operations. In 2007, Jeff played a
significant role in Apple’s entry into the mobile phone market with the launch
of the iPhone, and he has led worldwide operations for iPod and iPhone since
that time.
Prior to Apple, Jeff worked for the IBM Corporation from
1985 to 1998 in a number of operations and engineering roles. He holds a
bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State
University and an MBA from Duke University.
