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Apple board member Jerome York passes away
[Apple has updated its home page with the tribute above.] Apple board member Jerome York died today after reportedly suffering a brain aneurysm on Wednesday. York, 71, has been on Apple's Board of Directors since 1997. His former positions include chief financial officer at IBM and Chrysler, chief executive officer of Micro Warehouse and a vice chairman of Tracinda. At the time of his death he was the chairman, president and CEO of Harwinton Capital. York was a graduate of West Point, MIT and the University of Michigan; he started his career at Chrysler as an engineer and worked his way up to the executive suite. We offer our condolences to Mr. York's family and friends. [Via MarketWatch]
Andrea Jung joins Apple board
Today, Andrea Jung joined Apple's Board of Directors. Jung is currently the chairman and CEO of Avon. She graduated from Princeton University, and also serves on the board of directors for the General Electric Company, and is on the board of trustees for New York Presbyterian Hospital. "Andrea is a strong CEO and marketer and we look forward to benefiting from her insights and experience as a member of Apple's board," said Steve Jobs, today.Jung is the eighth member of Apple's board of directors. As you may recall, the last member to join the board was Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google. Apple has recently come under fire about their perceived lack of diversity in the upper offices; this is a definite start to ending those comments. The current board of directors is made up of: Bill Campbell (Chairman and former CEO, Intuit Corp.) Millard Drexler (Chairman and CEO, J. Crew) Albert Gore Jr. (Former Vice President of the United States) Steve Jobs (CEO, Apple, Inc.) Andrea Jung (Chairman and CEO, Avon Products) Arthur D. Levinson, Ph. D. (Chairman and CEO, Genentech) Dr. Eric Schmidt (CEO, Google) Jerry York (Chairman, President and CEO Harwinton Capital)
Dr. Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, joins Apple's Board
Perhaps that Google iPod wrap was a hint; Apple just announced that Dr. Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, was elected to Apple's Board of Directors at today's Board of Directors meeting. Steve Jobs was quoted as saying, "Like Apple, Google is very focused on innovation and we think Eric's insights and experience will be very valuable in helping to guide Apple in the years ahead."Google and Apple sitting in a tree? Well, probably not, but if I were in upper management at a certain Redmond based company I would take note of this development.You can look at the membership of Apple's Board of Directors here.
President Bush: US Government developed iPod
Oh, boy. Here's one for all you conspiracy theorists. In a speech delivered at Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama, President Bush addressed the American Initiative. During his address, the President said:"The government funded research in microdrive storage, electrochemistry and signal compression. They did so for one reason: It turned out that those were the key ingredients for the development of the iPod. I tune into the iPod occasionally, you know..."The President was joking, of course. When asked if he thought the joke was funny, Apple Board of Directors member Al Gore said, "No."[Via Engadget]
