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Market Cap:$177.4B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$32.4B
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Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone market with its revolutionary iPhone.

Chief Executive Officer
Steven P. Jobs
Number of Employees 32,000
Contact Information

1 Infinite Loop

Cupertino, California 95014

www.apple.com

408-996-1010

NAICS Code Electronic Computer Manufacturing: 334111

Recent Events

  • Apple Settles with Mac Cloner Psystar

    12/02/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: China Unicom, Google Inc, Apple Inc, China Mobile and China Telecom

    12/01/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Apple looking for developers for their iPhone map application

    12/02/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • SmarTone In Pact With Apple To Offer iPhones In Hong Kong

    11/30/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Evidence of new Apple's iPhone model, Maps application uncovered

    11/30/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Apple domestic desktop sales strong, iPhone sales slow in China

    11/30/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Apple releases iTunes LP and Extras specs, TuneKit SDK

    11/30/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Apple releases developer tools for iTunes LP

    11/29/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • O'er Land Or Cell

    11/28/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Apple posts tools for building TuneKit iTunes LPs and Extras

    11/30/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • iPhone's debut in S.Korea means paradigm shift: experts

    11/28/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Apple Freshens Core Products

    11/27/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Psystar, Apple reach partial settlement

    12/02/09 - Legal Settlement - View Story

  • Can This Stock Go Higher?

    11/27/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Smaller Computers, Bigger Profits

    11/27/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Orange Brings Iphone 3GS

    11/27/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

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    11/27/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Access Jive Anywhere with Jive Mobile for iPhone and BlackBerry Jive Delivers New Native Application...

    11/26/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Shopping Reminder Day Shortbread

    11/26/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Steven P. Jobs Chief Executive Officer
Peter Oppenheimer Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Timothy D. Cook Chief Operating Officer
Bertrand Serlet Senior Vice President, Software Engineering
Bob Mansfield Senior Vice President, Mac Hardware Engineering
Philip W. Schiller Senior Vice President, Worldwide Product Marketing
Ronald B. Johnson Senior Vice President, Retail
Scott Forstall Senior Vice President, iPhone Software
Sina Tamaddon Senior Vice President, Applications
Allison Johnson Vice President, Marketing Communications, Worldwide
John D. Couch Vice President, Education
John H. Brandon Vice President, Americas & Asia Pacific
Jonathan Ive Senior Vice President, Industrial Design
Katie Cotton Vice President of Worldwide Corporate Communications
Pascal Cagni Vice President, Europe, Middle East and Africa
Ron Okamoto Vice President, Developer Relations
Ted Goldstein Vice President of Development Technologies
Chris Bell Director, Marketing, iTunes
Peter Lowe Director, Marketing, Applications & Services
Jim Heiser Manager, Marketing
Joan Hoover Senior Manager, Investor Relations
John Martellaro Marketing Manager
Sal Soghoian Applescript Product Manager
Steve Dowling Senior Manager, Media Relations
Tyler Gerhart Marketing Manager, Solutions
Mark Papermaster Senior Vice President, Devices Hardware Engineering
Matt Craig Senior Software Engr
Tony Fadell Advisor
Warner Yuen Scientific Computing Consultant
Thomas McMurray Investor

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Albert Gore Jr. Board of Directors
Andrea Jung Board of Directors
Arthur D. Levinson Board of Directors
Jerome B. York Board of Directors
Millard S. Drexler Board of Directors
William V. Campbell Board of Directors

Steve Jobs is the CEO of Apple, which he co-founded in 1976. Apple leads the industry in innovation with its award-winning Macintosh computers, OS X operating system, and consumer and professional applications software. Apple is also leading the digital music revolution, having sold almost 200 million iPods and over six billion songs from its iTunes online store. Apple has also entered the mobile phone market with its revolutionary iPhone. Steve also co-founded Pixar Animation Studios, which has created eight of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time: Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars and Ratatouille. Pixar has won 20 Academy Awards and its films have grossed more than $4 billion at the worldwide box office to date. Pixar merged with The Walt Disney Company in 2006 and Steve now serves on Disney's board of directors. Steve grew up in the apricot orchards which later became known as Silicon Valley, and still lives there with his wife and three children.

Organization Position Status
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors Current
Apple Inc. Board of Directors Current
Pixar Animation Studios Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Former
Pixar Animation Studios Co-Founder Former

Organization Position Status
The Cityskirt Company Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Current
Apple Inc. Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Current
Jaxsystems Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Current
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Chief Financial Officer, Strategic Business Unit Former
Apple Inc. Vice President & Worldwide Sales Controller Former
Apple Inc. Corporate Controller Former
The Cityskirt Company Controller Former
Apple Inc. Controller, Americas Former
Jaxsystems Controller Former
Cooper's Inc. Former
University of Santa Clara M.B.A. Former
California Polytechnic State University Bachelor's Degree Former

Timothy D. Cook is Apple’s chief operating officer and reports to Apple's CEO. Cook is 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 heads Apple's Macintosh division and plays a key role in the continued development of strategic reseller and supplier relationships, ensuring flexibility in response to an increasingly demanding marketplace. Before joining Apple, Cook was vice president of Corporate Materials for Compaq and was responsible for procuring and managing all of Compaq’s product inventory. Previous to his work at Compaq, Cook was the chief operating officer of the Reseller Division at Intelligent Electronics. Cook also spent 12 years with IBM, most recently as director of North American Fulfillment where he led manufacturing and distribution functions for IBM’s Personal Computer Company in North and Latin America. Cook earned an M.B.A. from Duke University, where he was a Fuqua Scholar, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Auburn University.

Organization Position Status
Apple Inc. Chief Operating Officer Current
Jaxsystems Chief Operating Officer Current
Devine Capital Partners, LLC Chief Operating Officer Current
The Cityskirt Company Chief Operating Officer Current
Van Scoyoc Associates, Inc Associate Vice President Current
My Ipod Accessories Board of Directors Current
Nike, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Intelligent Electronics Chief Operating Officer Former
Hewlett-Packard Company vice president of Corporate Materials Former
International Business Machines Corporation Director, North American Fulfillment Former
Van Scoyoc Associates, Inc Coast Guard Senate Liaison Officer Former
Duke University MBA Former
United States Coast Guard Academy Bachelor of Science Degree In Government Former
Auburn University B.S., Industrial Engineering Former

Bertrand Serlet is Apple's senior vice president of Software Engineering, and is responsible for leading Apple's Software Engineering group. Serlet reports directly to the CEO. Serlet joined Apple in 1997, and has been a key player in the definition, development and creation of Mac OS X, the world's most advanced operating system. As vice president of Platform Technology, Serlet managed the largest part of the Mac OS software engineering group. Before joining Apple, Serlet spent 4 years at Xerox PARC, then joined NeXT in 1989. Serlet holds a doctorate in Computer Science from the University of Orsay, France.

Organization Position Status
Apple Inc. Senior Vice President, Software Engineering Current
Apple Inc. Chief Software Technology Officer Former

Organization Position Status
The Cityskirt Company Senior Vice President, Mac Hardware Engineering Current
Apple Inc. Senior Vice President, Mac Hardware Engineering Current
Jaxsystems Senior Vice President, Mac Hardware Engineering Current
The University of Texas at Austin BSEE Degree Former

Organization Position Status
The Cityskirt Company Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing Current
Jaxsystems Senior Vice President, Worldwide Product Marketing Current
Apple Inc. Senior Vice President, Worldwide Product Marketing Current
Apple Inc. Vice President, Japanese Market Former
Macromedia, Inc. Vice President, Product Marketing Former
Massachusetts Gen Hospital Programmer Former
Massachusetts General Hospital Programmer & Systems Analyst Former
Boston College B.S., Biology Former

Organization Position Status
Jaxsystems Senior Vice President, Retail Current
Apple Inc. Senior Vice President, Retail Current
The Cityskirt Company Senior Vice President Current
Target Stores Vice President of Merchandising Former
Target Corporation Vice President, Merchandising, Target Stores Former
Harvard University MBA Former
Stanford University B.A., Economics Former

Scott Forstall is senior vice president of iPhone Software at Apple. Reporting directly to the CEO, Forstall leads the team responsible for delivering the software at the heart of Apple's revolutionary iPhone including the user interface, applications, frameworks and the operating system. Forstall joined Apple in 1997 and is one of the original architects of Mac OS X and its Aqua user interface. He was responsible for several releases of the operating system, most notably Mac OS X Leopard. Prior to Apple he worked at NeXT developing core technologies. Forstall received both a Bachelor of Science in Symbolic Systems and a Master of Science in Computer Science from Stanford University.

Organization Position Status
Apple Inc. Senior Vice President, iPhone Software Current
The Cityskirt Company Senior Vice President, Iphone Software Current
Jaxsystems Senior Vice President of Iphone Software Current
My Ipod Accessories Current
Next Inc. Former
Stanford University Master of Science In Computer Science Former
Stanford University Bachelor of Science In Symbolic Systems Former
Stanford University Degree In Symbolic Systems Former

Sina Tamaddon, Senior Vice President, Applications, joined the Company in September 1997. Mr. Tamaddon has also served with the Company as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Service and Support, and Vice President and General Manager, Newton Group. Before joining the Company, Mr. Tamaddon held the position of Vice President, Europe with NeXT from September 1996 through March 1997. From August 1994 to August 1996, Mr. Tamaddon was Vice President, Professional Services with NeXT.

Organization Position Status
Apple Inc. Senior Vice President, Applications Current

Organization Position Status
Apple Inc. Vice President, Marketing Communications, Worldwide Current
Hewlett-Packard Company Senior Vice President, Corporate Marketing Former

Organization Position Status
Apple Inc. Vice President, Education Current

Organization Position Status
Apple Inc. Vice President, Americas & Asia Pacific Current

London born designer Jonathan Ive is the senior vice president of Industrial Design at Apple, reporting directly to the CEO. Since 1996 he has been responsible for leading a design team widely regarded as one of the world’s best. Recognized with numerous design awards, Apple products are featured in the permanent collections of museums worldwide including MOMA in New York and the Pompidou in Paris. Ive holds a Bachelor of Arts and an honorary doctorate from Newcastle Polytechnic. In 2003 he was named Designer of the Year by the Design Museum London and awarded the title Royal Designer for Industry by The Royal Society of Arts.

Organization Position Status
Apple Inc. Senior Vice President, Industrial Design Current
Apple Corps LP Designer Former

Organization Position Status
Apple Inc. Vice President of Worldwide Corporate Communications Current

Organization Position Status
Apple Inc. Vice President, Europe, Middle East and Africa Current

Organization Position Status
Apple Inc. Vice President, Developer Relations Current

Organization Position Status
Apple Inc. Vice President of Development Technologies Current
Earlybird LLC Advisor Current
Earlybird LLC Board of Directors Current
Sun Microsystems, Inc. Chief Java Commerce Officer Former
Brodia Group CTO Former
ActivIdentity Corp. Vice President of Business Former
Brodia Group Vice President of Engineering Former
University of California Bachelor of Arts degree Former

Organization Position Status
Apple Inc. Director, Marketing, iTunes Current
Apple Inc. Director, Marketing, iTunes Former

Organization Position Status
Apple Inc. Director, Marketing, Applications & Services Current
Apple Inc. Director, Marketing, Applications & Services Former

Organization Position Status
Apple Inc. Manager, Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Apple Inc. Senior Manager, Investor Relations Current

Organization Position Status
Apple Inc. Marketing Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Apple Inc. Applescript Product Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Apple Inc. Senior Manager, Media Relations Current

Organization Position Status
Apple Inc. Marketing Manager, Solutions Current

Organization Position Status
Jaxsystems Senior Vice President, Devices Hardware Engineering Current
The Cityskirt Company Senior Vice President, Devices Hardware Engineering Current
Apple Inc. Senior Vice President, Devices Hardware Engineering Current
International Business Machines Corporation Vice President Former
University of Vermont M.S., Electrical Engineering Former
The University of Texas B.S., Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Apple Inc. Senior Software Engr Current

Organization Position Status
Apple Inc. Advisor Current
Philips Electronics Ltd. Cto, Mobile Computing Group Former
Apple Inc. Senior Vice President, iPod Division Former
General Magic, Inc. Hardwar & Software Architect Former
Philips Electronics Ltd. Board of Directors Former
University of Michigan BS Degree In Computer Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Apple Inc. Scientific Computing Consultant Current

Organization Position Status
Falcon Waterfree Technologies Current
Apple Inc. Board of Directors Current
US House of Representatives Former
Harvard University degree in government with honors Former

Ms. Jung was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective September 2001, having previously served as Chief Executive Officer since November 1999. Ms. Jung has been a member of the Board of Directors since January 1998 and was President from January 1998 to January 2001 and Chief Operating Officer from July 1998 to November 1999. She was elected an Executive Vice President of the Company in March 1997 concurrently continuing as President, Global Marketing, a position she held from July 1996 to the end of 1997. Ms. Jung joined the Company in January 1994 as President, Product Marketing for Avon U.S. Previously, she was Executive Vice President for Neiman Marcus and a Senior Vice President for I. Magnin. Ms. Jung is a director of Apple Inc. and the General Electric Company. She is a member of the N.Y. Presbyterian Hospital Board of Trustees, a director of Catalyst and Chairman of the World Federation of Direct Selling Associations.

Organization Position Status
Avon Products, Inc. Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Current
World Federation of Direct Selling Associations Chair Current
New York Presbyterian Hospital Board of Trustees Current
Catalyst Inc. Board of Directors Current
Apple Inc. Board of Directors Current
General Electric Company Board of Directors Current
Avon Products, Inc. President & Chief Operating Officer Former
The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
I. Magnin & Company Senior Vice President & General Merchandising, Manager Former
Avon Products, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Princeton University Graduate Former

Organization Position Status
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Inc. Board of Scientific Consultants Current
QB3 Co Advisory Council Current
Princeton University Advisory Council, Department of Molecular Biology Current
Princeton University Advisory Council, Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics Current
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Inc. Member, Board of Scientific Consultants Current
Google Inc. Board of Directors Current
Apple Inc. Board of Directors Current
Genentech, Inc. Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Former
Genentech, Inc. Senior Vice President of R&D Former
University of California, San Francisco Postdoctoral Fellow Former
Biotechnology Industry Organization Board of Directors Former
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Board of Directors Former
California Healthcare Institute, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Princeton University Ph.D. in biochemistry Former
University of Washington Bachelor of Science degree in molecular biology Former

Organization Position Status
Tracinda Corporation Chief Financial Advisor Current
Emerald Elephant Board Member of Mgm, Mgm Mirage Current
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Board of Directors Current
Apple Inc. Board of Directors Current
Tyco International Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Dana Holding Corporation Board of Directors Current
International Business Machines Corporation Chief Financial Officer Former
MGM Mirage, Inc. Board Member Former
General Motors Corporation Board of Directors Former
Tracinda Corporation Vice Chairman Former
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Director Former
Exide Technologies Board of Directors Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.S. Former
University of Michigan M.B.A. Former
University of Michigan Bachelor of Science Degree Former

Mr. Drexler has been our Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and a director since 2003. Before joining J.Crew, Mr. Drexler was Chief Executive Officer of The Gap, Inc. from 1995 until 2002, and was President of The Gap, Inc. from 1987 to 1995. Mr. Drexler also serves on the Board of Directors and Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees of Apple, Inc.

Organization Position Status
J. Crew Group, Inc. Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Current
Apple Inc. Board of Directors Current
Gap Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Gap Inc. President Former

Organization Position Status
Maveron LLC Senior Advisor Current
Thinkequity LLC. Chairman of The Board Current
Intuit, Inc. Chairman Current
Freebase Board of Directors Current
Apple Inc. Board of Directors Current
National Football Foundation Director Current
Claris Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
GO Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
Intuit, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Claris Corporation President Former
GO Corporation President Former
Intuit, Inc. President Former
Apple Inc. Executive Vice President, Marketing Former
Eastman Kodak Company General Manager of Consumer Products, Kodak Europe Former
Claris Corporation Founder Former
Columbia University Head football coach Former
OpsWare Inc. Board of Directors Former
SanDisk Corporation Board of Directors Former
Columbia University Master's Degree Former
Columbia University Bachelor's Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Marine Ventures Foundation President Former
Fishing Destination Chief Conservationist and Finance Specialist Current
Marine Ventures Foundation Founder Current
The Aurora Funds, Inc. Venture Partner Current
Marine Ventures Foundation Chairman Current
Visitors Board of Directors Current
Oracle Corporation Investor Current
3Com Corporation Investor Current
Cisco Systems, Inc. Investor Current
Yahoo! Inc. Investor Current
Flextronics International Ltd. Investor Current
NetApp Inc. Investor Current
Apple Inc. Investor Current
Sequoia Capital general partner Former
Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University Associate Professor Former
Flow Research, Inc. research scientist Former
Flow Research, Inc. research scientist Former
Duke University PhD. In Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Former
Duke University MS Former
Duke University BS Former
Duke University M S Former

Executive News

  • Is Apple losing another board member?

    Fortune - 9/05/09 - View Story

  • Apple at Work Patching 'Snow Leopard' OS

    eWeek - 9/05/09 - View Story

  • Jobs in doubt for Apple 'non-event'

    South China Morning Post - 9/04/09 - View Story

  • Smartphone apps are the new gold rush of the tech world

    TechRepublic - 9/04/09 - View Story

  • US EQUITIES WEEK AHEAD: OPEC Meets; Obama Health-Care Speech

    CNN Money - 9/04/09 - View Story

  • Tech: When Options Cost More Than Research

    CIO Today - 9/04/09 - View Story

  • Apple iPod updates expected

    Economictimes - 9/04/09 - View Story

  • Apple's News Has Investors Shrugging

    Internet News - 9/04/09 - View Story

  • PREVIEW-Apple iPod updates expected, Jobs show uncertain

    Reuters - 9/03/09 - View Story

  • Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Apple Inc., Palm, Nokia, Motorola and Research in Motion

    Business Wire - 9/03/09 - View Story

  • Careers: Steve Jobs Wanted to Make a Deal on Employee Poaching

    eWeek - 9/03/09 - View Story

  • Google Everywhere: As the Search Giant Grows, How Much Is Too Much?

    Hotel News Resource - 9/03/09 - View Story

  • Apple's future TV: Can Web-based apps kill cable?

    ZDNet - 9/02/09 - View Story

  • Review: Mac OS X Snow Leopard: Snow Leopard, Apple's lowest-priced OS update in eight years, is a great value, and the biggest no-brainer of an upgrade since Mac OS X 10.1.

    Washington Post - 9/02/09 - View Story

  • The future of Apple, Google, and Microsoft is...already here

    CNET News.com - 9/02/09 - View Story

  • Anil Ambani slips on world power ranking; Mukesh out

    Economictimes - 9/02/09 - View Story

  • Disney Nabs Marvel for $4 Billion

    The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition - 9/02/09 - View Story

  • Mac clone maker Psystar sues Apple over Snow Leopard

    Target PC - 9/02/09 - View Story

  • News to know: Gmail outage; VMWorld; Skype; Browsers; Steve Jobs; Google Wave

    ZDNet - 9/02/09 - View Story

  • Apple Is Expected to Update iPods

    The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition - 9/02/09 - View Story

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     AAPL $196.31 -0.66 (-0.33% )
Average Volume 17,568,200
Shares Outstanding 900.68M
Market Cap 176.8B
Year High 208.71
Year Low 78.2
Earnings Per Share 6.29
P/E Ratio 31.21
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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