Apple CEOs Apple CEOs Gilbert F. Amelio (born March 1, 1943 in New York City) is an American technology executive. He grew up in Miami, Florida, and received a bachelors, masters, and Ph.D. in physics from the Georgia Institute of Technology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gil Amelio"
John Sculley (born April 6, 1939) was a president of Pepsi Cola USA until he was named president and CEO of Apple Computer on April 8, 1983. Sculley is currently a partner in Sculley Brothers, a private investment firm formed in 1995. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Sculley"
Michael "Scotty" Scott was the first CEO of Apple Computer from February 1977 to March 1981. Attempting to set an example for all businesses, in 1979 Scott declared there would be no typewriters at Apple. On February 25th, 1981, the day known as Black Wednesday, Scott fired 40 Apple employees, including half of the Apple II team, in a belief that they were redundant. In 1981, following this abrupt event, he was moved to vice chairman and Mike Markkula, the man who hired Scott, replaced him as president. ...more on Wikipedia about "Michael Scott (Apple Computer)"
Michael Spindler (born 1942 in Germany), nicknamed "the Diesel" for his reputed around-the-clock work habits, was president and CEO of Apple Computer from 1993 to 1996. ...more on Wikipedia about "Michael Spindler"
Armas Clifford "Mike" Markkula Jr. (born 1942) is a legendary venture capitalist who provided early critical funding for Apple Computer. After his stint there, he continued on to found Echelon Corporation, ACM Aviation, San Jose Jet Center and Rana Creek Habitat Restoration and to endow the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, where he now chairs the Board of Trustees. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mike Markkula"
Steven Paul Jobs (born February 24, 1955) is the CEO of Apple Computer and one of the leading figures in the computer industry. As co-founder (with Steve Wozniak) of Apple in 1976, he helped popularize the concept of the home computer with the Apple II. Later, he was one of the first to see the commercial potential of the GUI and mouse and saw that these technologies were incorporated into the Apple Macintosh. He also led Apple Computer through its recent iPod-powered resurgance. ...more on Wikipedia about "Steve Jobs"
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