Apple’s Jobs Takes Medical Leave

Today, Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs is taking medical leave till the end of June.

According to Wall Street Journal’s Yukari Iwatani Kane, ‘Just a week after reassuring investors and employees about his health, Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs disclosed he has a “more complex” medical condition and would take a leave of absence until the end of June.’ To read more click here.

Image from Economist.com

Image from Economist.com

Around a year ago, we’ve been hearing a lot about Steve Jobs’ health problems. Jobs has always been the face of Apple Inc., who will be capable of taking over his place in the company?

  • COO – Tim Cook
  • CFO – Peter Oppenheimer
  • Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing – Phil Schiller
  • Senior Vice President of Industrial Design – Jonathan Ive

Well, nothing has been confirmed apart from the fact that Jobs is taking medical leave till the end of June, 2009.

PK Lai