苹果宣布CEO乔布斯辞职 由前任COO库克接任(图)

　　北京时间8月25日早间消息，苹果董事会今天宣布，苹果CEO史蒂夫・乔布斯（Steve Jobs）辞职，董事会已任命前苹果COO蒂姆・库克（Tim Cook）接任苹果CEO一职。乔布斯被选为董事会主席，库克将加入董事会，立即生效。

　　乔布斯今天向苹果董事会递交了辞呈，并强烈推荐前苹果COO蒂姆・库克（Tim Cook）接任苹果CEO一职。

图为苹果前COO库克（左）和乔布斯（右）在一起

　　Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO of Apple

　　Tim Cook Named CEO and Jobs Elected Chairman of the Board   

　　Press Release Source: Apple On Wednesday August 24, 2011, 6:35 pm

　　CUPERTINO, Calif.--（BUSINESS WIRE）-- 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.