Michael Spindler was a German businessman who was president and CEO of Apple from 1993 to 1996.
10 Facts About Michael Spindler
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From 1985 until his death in 2016, Spindler lived between Paris, France, and San Francisco, California, United States, with his wife Maryse and three kids Karen, Laurie, and John.
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Michael Spindler graduated from engineering at Technical University in Cologne in 1964 and worked at DEC and Intel, before he moved to join Apple Computer.
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Michael Spindler had built a reputation as a great strategist in business tactics.
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In January 1990, then CEO of Apple, John Sculley, appointed Michael Spindler to be Apple's chief operating officer.
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Michael Spindler was nicknamed "The Diesel" due to his strong work ethic.
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On October 15,1993, Michael Spindler was chosen to take over as Apple's CEO when John Sculley was ousted by Apple's board of directors.
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Michael Spindler presided over several successful projects, such as the introduction of the PowerPC, as well as some major failures, including the Newton and the Copland operating system.
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Michael Spindler shied away from the spotlight preferring instead to work on operational management and strategy without fanfare.
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Michael Spindler died after a short illness on September 5,2016.