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苹果董事会8月25日宣布，苹果CEO史蒂夫·乔布斯 (Steve Jobs) 辞职，董事会已任命前苹果COO蒂姆·库克 (Tim Cook) 接任苹果CEO一职。一个时代结束了，这位二十一世纪头十年最伟大的CEO，终于走到了职业生涯的末期。
On August 24th, 2011, Apple’s Board of Directors announced that Steve Jobs has resigned as Chief Executive Officer, and the Board has named Tim Cook, previously Apple’s Chief Operating Officer, as the company’s new CEO. Jobs has been elected Chairman of the Board and Cook will join the Board, effective immediately.
2011年8月24日，苹果公司董事会宣布，担任首席执行官的乔布斯辞职，董事会任命此前苹果公司的首席运营官蒂姆库克， 为公司的新任首席执行官。乔布斯已经当选为董事会主席，库克将加入董事会，立即生效。
“Steve’s extraordinary vision and leadership saved Apple and guided it to its position as the world’s most innovative and valuable technology company,” said Art Levinson, Chairman of Genentech, on behalf of Apple’s Board.“Steve has made countless contributions to Apple’s success, and he has attracted and inspired Apple’s immensely creative employees and world class executive team. In his new role as Chairman of the Board, Steve will continue to serve Apple with his unique insights, creativity and inspiration.”
“史蒂夫的非凡远见和领导力，保全了苹果并引导其成为世界上最具创新和最有价值的技术公司，”基因泰克公司的主席，苹果董事会的代表—艺术文森说，“史蒂夫为苹果的成功作出了无数贡献，他已经吸引和激发了苹果员工的巨大创造性和世界一流的执行团队。在他担任董事会主席的新角色中，史蒂夫将继续贡献他独特的见解，创意和灵感。”
“The Board has complete confidence that Tim is the right person to be our next CEO,” added Levinson. “Tim’s 13 years of service to Apple have been marked by outstanding performance, and he has demonstrated remarkable talent and sound judgment in everything he does.”
“董事会完全有信心，Tim是我们下一任首席执行官的合适人选，”莱文森说，“蒂姆在苹果的13年的出色表现，显示了他非凡的天赋和对他所做一切事情的合理判断。”
Jobs submitted his resignation to the Boardand strongly recommended that the Board implement its succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO.
乔布斯向董事会提出辞职，并强烈建议董事会执行其继任计划，任命蒂姆库克为首席执行官。
As COO, Cook was previously responsible for all of the company’s worldwide sales and operations, including end-to-end management of Apple’s supply chain, sales activities, and service and support in all markets and countries. He also headed Apple’s Macintosh division and played a key role in the continued development of strategic reseller and supplier relationships, ensuring flexibility in response to an increasingly demanding marketplace.
作为首席运营官，库克曾负责公司的全球销售和运营，包括苹果供应链的衔接管理、销售活动，和所有市场和国家的服务支持。他还领导苹果Macintosh的分配，在战略经销商和供应商关系的持续发展中起到了关键作用，确保在要求越来越高的市场中反应灵活。
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software.Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced iPad 2 which is defining the future of mobile media and computer devices.
苹果设计的Macs，是世界上最好的个人电脑，除此以外还有OS X，iLife， iWork和专业软件。通过iPods和iTunes在线商店,苹果导致了数字音乐革命。苹果已重新创造了革命性的iPhone手机和App Store，并在最近推出iPad 2，这是对未来移动媒体和计算设备的定义。
On August 24th, 2011, Apple’s Board of Directors announced that Steve Jobs has resigned as Chief Executive Officer, and the Board has named Tim Cook, previously Apple’s Chief Operating Officer, as the company’s new CEO. Jobs has been elected Chairman of the Board and Cook will join the Board, effective immediately.
2011年8月24日，苹果公司董事会宣布，担任首席执行官的乔布斯辞职，董事会任命此前苹果公司的首席运营官蒂姆库克， 为公司的新任首席执行官。乔布斯已经当选为董事会主席，库克将加入董事会，立即生效。
“Steve’s extraordinary vision and leadership saved Apple and guided it to its position as the world’s most innovative and valuable technology company,” said Art Levinson, Chairman of Genentech, on behalf of Apple’s Board.“Steve has made countless contributions to Apple’s success, and he has attracted and inspired Apple’s immensely creative employees and world class executive team. In his new role as Chairman of the Board, Steve will continue to serve Apple with his unique insights, creativity and inspiration.”
“史蒂夫的非凡远见和领导力，保全了苹果并引导其成为世界上最具创新和最有价值的技术公司，”基因泰克公司的主席，苹果董事会的代表—艺术文森说，“史蒂夫为苹果的成功作出了无数贡献，他已经吸引和激发了苹果员工的巨大创造性和世界一流的执行团队。在他担任董事会主席的新角色中，史蒂夫将继续贡献他独特的见解，创意和灵感。”
“The Board has complete confidence that Tim is the right person to be our next CEO,” added Levinson. “Tim’s 13 years of service to Apple have been marked by outstanding performance, and he has demonstrated remarkable talent and sound judgment in everything he does.”
“董事会完全有信心，Tim是我们下一任首席执行官的合适人选，”莱文森说，“蒂姆在苹果的13年的出色表现，显示了他非凡的天赋和对他所做一切事情的合理判断。”
Jobs submitted his resignation to the Boardand strongly recommended that the Board implement its succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO.
乔布斯向董事会提出辞职，并强烈建议董事会执行其继任计划，任命蒂姆库克为首席执行官。
As COO, Cook was previously responsible for all of the company’s worldwide sales and operations, including end-to-end management of Apple’s supply chain, sales activities, and service and support in all markets and countries. He also headed Apple’s Macintosh division and played a key role in the continued development of strategic reseller and supplier relationships, ensuring flexibility in response to an increasingly demanding marketplace.
作为首席运营官，库克曾负责公司的全球销售和运营，包括苹果供应链的衔接管理、销售活动，和所有市场和国家的服务支持。他还领导苹果Macintosh的分配，在战略经销商和供应商关系的持续发展中起到了关键作用，确保在要求越来越高的市场中反应灵活。
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software.Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced iPad 2 which is defining the future of mobile media and computer devices.
苹果设计的Macs，是世界上最好的个人电脑，除此以外还有OS X，iLife， iWork和专业软件。通过iPods和iTunes在线商店,苹果导致了数字音乐革命。苹果已重新创造了革命性的iPhone手机和App Store，并在最近推出iPad 2，这是对未来移动媒体和计算设备的定义。