A Journey through Apple's CEO Legacy

Michael Scott (1977–1981)

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Mike Markkula (1981–1983)

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John Sculley (1983 – 1993)

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Michael Spindler (1993 – 1996)

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Gilbert Frank Amelio (1996 – 1997)

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20 years after co-founding Apple from his garage, Steve Jobs finally became the CEO of Apple in 1997. The rest is history 👑

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Tim Cook was hired by Steve Jobs in 1998, and Apple became the world’s first trillion-dollar company under Cooks's leadership.

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