Apple employees arrived at the company’s headquarters last month for a memorial service for cofounder Steve Jobs. Arthur Levinson said: “Apple is always focused on out-innovating itself . . . and that is something I am very proud to be a part of.’’
(Tony Avelar/Bloomberg News)
Apple names nonexecutive chairman
Apple employees arrived at the company’s headquarters last month for a memorial service for cofounder Steve Jobs. Arthur Levinson said: “Apple is always focused on out-innovating itself . . . and that is something I am very proud to be a part of.’’
(Tony Avelar/Bloomberg News)
Apple Inc. has named Arthur Levinson as its non-executive chairman, a move that rewards the longtime Apple board member who chose it over Google Inc. when the technology giants began to compete with each other. Levinson, 61, fills the vacancy left open when co-founder Steve Jobs died last month at age 56 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Jobs had been chairman for less than two months, a position created when he stepped down as chief executive in August.
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