“Let’s have a moment of silence for the passing of a business giant,” Anders Bylund writes for The Motley Fool.
“Jerry York has left this world behind at the age of 71,” Bylund writes. Among many other accomplishments, York was “a longtime board member at Apple, where he stepped aboard along with Larry Ellison of Oracle during the second coming of Steve Jobs way back in 1997 (not to be confused with the third coming of 2009). He served as chairman of the finance and audit committees until his death.”
Bylund writes, “After losing Google CEO Eric Schmidt to competitive concerns and now Jerry York to a more somber fate in less than a year, it’s high time for Apple to restock the boardroom. But who will get the nods?”
Full article, which throws out the names Tim Cook and Woz, among others, here.
MacDailyNews Take: It’s far too early to discuss possible replacements for Mr. York, but we have the perfect replacement for Eric T. Mole:
Alan Mulally, CEO Ford
John Riccitiello, CEO EA Electronic Games
Fisk Johnson, CEO SC Johnson & Co.
Bob Iger, CEO Disney
Mulally I I think we be a good choice. He did very well at Boeing and appears to have helped Ford turn the corner into viability.
For God’s sake, Apple, stay away from the sleazes on Wall Street.
@Tom,
The CEO of Ford? Really? Shouldn’t the board be populated with, I dunno.. SUCCESSFUL individuals who actually do a good job?
And Bob Iger could represent a conflict of interest with Steve being Disney’s largest individual shareholder… not certain of how, but with all the corporate governance stuff that’s popped up in the last few years, I suspect it wouldn’t be looked on favorably.
Clearly what Apple is doing hasn’t been working.
Me!!!
I know nothing about being a director, but I plan to one day play one in Community Theatre.
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This may be a good time to add another capable business woman to the board!
@RePlay
I am feeling charitable today, so I will give you that one.
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Riccitello could provide some good synergy with EA now making Mac-compatible titles like Sims 3 etc.
@willy
do you have someone in mind? mulally seems to be a good pick. ford’s stock performed better than apple’s in the past 2 years. the board needs to have some steady eddy’s on it. n
@ Tom
You just hit the CEO’s of all of my major holdings + Apple. Surprising.
Agreed on Alan Mulally, one of best CEO’s I’ve seen, Iger has done a superlative job keeping Disney steady during the recession. But don’t think being directors on each others boards is a good idea. I would NOT add any more Apple managers including Tim Cook. Just not good from a governance perspective
I’d add:
George Klauss – CEO Epicor
Best ERP system hands down. Blows away Oracle.
Dump the oaf from Intuit. Very Tired of being a red headed step child to windows with regard to their products. New version of Quicken for the Mac is an embarrassment.
@Willie G
Wake up! Mulally has only been there 4-5 years. He has guided Ford FLAWLESSLY, thats one of the key reasons Ford did not go into bankruptcy with the rest of the auto nuts.
Ford is spanking the competition now, and if you like a car with technology built in, Ford has a very large lead in this area and is currently the winner hands down. Everyone else is trying to catch up.
Jerry Seinfeld
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Yeah, let’s bring in the CEO whose car lines champion a Microsoft technology. Makes sense.
I nominate KillBill
I’ll do it and I’ll work twice as hard as Al for half the compensation.
I nominate either Warren Buffett or Charles Munger. It’s doubtful that they would do it, given their age and other demands. But both men are keen business minds, highly successful in running a publicly held company and have the highest ethical standards. If either accepted, there would be nothing that Wall $treet would do to complain. That never stopped the pundits and self-important bloggers of course, but I could not think of anyone more qualified.
Get rid of Al Gore!!!
Why not pick people whose professions or disciplines are on course with Apple?
Like molecular sciences, aeronautics, space administration, even the fashion industry?
These people might provide forward thinking and insight into their disciplines and Apples role in their industries.
Please Apple, no more dumbasses like Al Gore. He is the biggest fake ever, and a clueless moron.
Byland, STFU. You are a assclueless moron.
Everyone left out Yogimashi Toyoda! Talk about making Apple UNSTOPPABLE!
@Willie G
I get the impression don’t think you know who Alan Mulally is and you’ve posted a knee-jerk response based on his current role as the CEO of Ford.
Given how he has used his previous experience at Boeing to keep Ford focussed in the current crisis, I think he makes an excellent candidate.
However, since Apple Inc. is an international company, I think it should consider a appointing at least one non-US Board Member. Candidates include Sir Richard Branson from Virgin, Lakshmi Mittal from Arcelor Mittal, Terry Leahy from Tesco or Indra Nooyi from PepsiCo.
Vote for me and I’ll make EVERY monitor available in Glossy & Matte. With no extra charge for Matte.
WRM
Fred The Shred has already submitted his CV and pension requirements.
@MidWest Mac
I don’t see Apple doing the sort of thing Micro$haft did for Ford. That is way outside of what Apple does. As you know, Job’s has a laser like focus and will only do certain things, and partnering with another mfg isn’t one of them.
I’d guess Job’s is quite content leaving Ford and Micro$haft as partners. That doesn’t change my opinion that Mulally is one heck of a CEO and would add tremendous value to Apple’s board.
Let’s face it, the Intuit oaf treats Mac’s as red headed step children, and he’s been on the board for how long???