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> the C-suite he arrived with included Tim Cook. Untrue - Cook was hired from HP in March of 1998. Jobs was interim CEO of Apple from February of 1997.
by jen20 2y ago
> the C-suite he arrived with included Tim Cook.
Untrue - Cook was hired from HP in March of 1998. Jobs was interim CEO of Apple from February of 1997.
- mullingitover 2y agoI stand corrected. Still, he was on the turnaround team very early on.
- ericd 2y agoYeah, my understanding is that that was one of the most impactful things Jobs did, aggressively clean house and recruit/promote a good leadership team. And they trimmed the product offerings, killed off the clone program, and a bunch of other stuff to improve their focus.