[MD1] Jobs Interim CEO
Apple Names Steve Jobs Interim CEO
Cupertino, Calif.–Sept. 16, 1997–At its first regularly scheduled meeting
last week, Apple’s new Board of Directors formalized the role of Steve Jobs
by naming him interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company until a new
CEO is named.
At this meeting, the Board of Directors also met with its executive
recruiter, John Thompson of Heidrick & Struggles, to review the status of
its search for a CEO.