While Steve Jobs, the boss of the Cupertino, is on sick leave for an indefinite period, the Apple shareholders were meeting Wednesday, February 23 Annual General Assembly, including deciding on a succession plan. A pension fund based in Illinois claiming that Apple "adopt and publish a written succession plan and detailed," including allowing to know the criteria for selecting a future general manager and potential candidates for this position.
The direction Apple has called on its shareholders to reject this proposal. The group said in fact already "have a succession plan in full the entire society." He also argues that reveal his intentions estate "would make public the objectives and plans confidential" and could "undermine the group's efforts to hire and retain executives" if rivals knew which of its officials have the makings to become boss.
CAMERA This meeting was held from 19 am (Paris time) at the headquarters in Cupertino (California), free press, which was not invited and which had no means of retransmission granted. Among other items on the agenda, shareholders were asked to extend the mandates of the seven current members of the Board, including the newest, Ronald Sugar, the former CEO of Northrop Grumman, appointed in November.
Steve Jobs, 56, who underwent a liver transplant in 2009 and also suffered from pancreatic cancer in the past, is on sick leave since mid-January. In his absence, the chief operating officer Timothy Cook, 50, who manages the group every day, as he did in 2009 for nearly six months. It is supported by the British designer Jonathan Ive, vice president of industrial design, with Mr.
Jobs regarded as one of the main instigators often innovative designs Apple products. A NEW START IN MARCH The absence of his charismatic boss does not prevent the firm at the apple to launch new products and maintain the "buzz" around each of his creations. The invitations for the next keynote ("presentation") have been sent a few days ago.
It will be held March 2, and according to rumors circulating on the Web, a version 2 of the iPad would be unveiled. To learn more: Read in Subscribers area, the cons-survey: "How Apple is preparing Does the estate of Steve Jobs?" 
The direction Apple has called on its shareholders to reject this proposal. The group said in fact already "have a succession plan in full the entire society." He also argues that reveal his intentions estate "would make public the objectives and plans confidential" and could "undermine the group's efforts to hire and retain executives" if rivals knew which of its officials have the makings to become boss.
CAMERA This meeting was held from 19 am (Paris time) at the headquarters in Cupertino (California), free press, which was not invited and which had no means of retransmission granted. Among other items on the agenda, shareholders were asked to extend the mandates of the seven current members of the Board, including the newest, Ronald Sugar, the former CEO of Northrop Grumman, appointed in November.
Steve Jobs, 56, who underwent a liver transplant in 2009 and also suffered from pancreatic cancer in the past, is on sick leave since mid-January. In his absence, the chief operating officer Timothy Cook, 50, who manages the group every day, as he did in 2009 for nearly six months. It is supported by the British designer Jonathan Ive, vice president of industrial design, with Mr.
Jobs regarded as one of the main instigators often innovative designs Apple products. A NEW START IN MARCH The absence of his charismatic boss does not prevent the firm at the apple to launch new products and maintain the "buzz" around each of his creations. The invitations for the next keynote ("presentation") have been sent a few days ago.
It will be held March 2, and according to rumors circulating on the Web, a version 2 of the iPad would be unveiled. To learn more: Read in Subscribers area, the cons-survey: "How Apple is preparing Does the estate of Steve Jobs?"
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