Apple's CEO Steve Jobs is taking a medical leave of absence until June - due to a hormone deficiency that affects his metabolism, causing him to lose weight.
According to a company email, he stated that his health issues "are more complex than I thought, and I am stepping aside to take myself out of the limelight and focus on my health, and to allow everyone at Apple to focus on delivering extraordinary products."
Tim Cook - Apple's COO-chief operating officer - will take over Jobs's responsibilities while he is on medical leave.
No. Steve Jobs has not sold a single share of Apple stock since his return to Apple in 1997. He is currently on a medical leave of absence for what is believed to be a continuing bout of pancreatic cancer.
Mac is a product from Apple, formerly Apple Computers.It was founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak (primarily), though there were a few others who did not contribute quite as much.Steve Jobs is now the CEO of Apple, but has taken a medical leave of absence until June.
Steve Jobs is the current CEO of Apple Inc. but he is currently on a leave of absence due to health problems. Therefore the current acting CEO is Tim Cook, the chief operating officer who will resume his normal post when Steve Jobs returns. Steve Jobs sadly died earlier this year.
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Steve Jobs Dead At 56BY NIDHI SUBBARAMANWed Oct 5, 2011 Steve Jobs Dies. Apple has confirmed that Steve Jobs died today. His death came exactly six weeks after he resigned as CEO of Apple. The company did not specify a cause of death, but Jobs was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2004 and underwent a liver transpant in 2009. He took a medical leave of absence beginning in January. In August, he announced he was stepping down altogether. A statement from Jobs' family said he "died peacefully surrounded by his family." He was 56. --EBB
Steve Jobs and Steve Gary Wozniak are head of Apple.
Steve Jobs has not left Apple as he is still the Chairman. He stepped down from the position of CEO overseeing the day to day running of Apple. His personal fortune is estimated to be around $9 Billion.
Technically Steve Wozniak is still an Apple employee, shareholder and receives a small salary from them. In 1981 he crashed a plane he was piloting. This put him in hospital and caused memory loss. He decided to take a break from Apple and return to university to finish his degree, having dropped out to start Apple. He returned to Apple in 1983 but he decided to leave Apple in 1987 to pursue numerous other projects and philanthropic works.
The Chief Executive Officer of Apple is Timothy Cook. He joined Apple as their Senior Vice President for Worldwide Operations in March 1998. He was acting as CEO when Steve Jobs went on medical leave and was appointed actual CEO after Steve Jobs died.
Leaves of absence.