Tim Cook, Apple’s new chief executive, has emailed staff to tell them that the company “is not going to change”.
In an email to Apple staff, the day after Steve Jobs stepped down as CEO, Cook told his team that he is “confident our best year’s lie ahead of us”.
Steve Jobs resigned as Apple chief executive last night, telling the board that his health problems meant that he “could no longer meet my duties and expectations as CEO”. Jobs had been on medical leave since the beginning of this year. He was treated for pancreatic cancer in 2004 and in 2009 underwent a liver transplant.
Each time Steve Jobs has taken medical leave, Tim Cook, then Apple’s chief operating officer, has acted as CEO. Last night he took over the role permanently. Steve Jobs becomes Apple’s chairman.
In his email, Cook said: “I want you to be confident that Apple is not going to change. I cherish and celebrate Apple's unique principles and values. Steve built a company and culture that is unlike any other in the world and we are going to stay true to that—it is in our DNA. We are going to continue to make the best products in the world that delight our customers and make our employees incredibly proud of what they do.”
He also paid tribute to Jobs: “Steve has been an incredible leader and mentor to me, as well as to the entire executive team and our amazing employees. We are really looking forward to Steve's ongoing guidance and inspiration as our Chairman.”
Shane Richmond, 25 Aug 2011,from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/8723121/Steve-Jobs-resigns-Tim-Cook-tells-staff-Apple-wont-change.html
