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Michael Spindler was born on 22 December, 1942 in Berlin, Germany, is an Apple CEO 1993–1996. Discover Michael Spindler's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?

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Age 73 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 22 December, 1942
Birthday 22 December
Birthplace Berlin, Germany
Date of death 5 September, 2016
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Nationality Germany

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His wife is Maryse

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Michael Spindler Net Worth

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1942

Michael Spindler (22 December 1942 – September 5, 2016 ) was a German businessman who was president and CEO of Apple from 1993 to 1996.

Spindler was born in Berlin.

1964

Spindler graduated from engineering at Technical University in Cologne in 1964 and worked at DEC and Intel, before he moved to join Apple Computer.

1980

Having joined Apple in 1980 after Mike Markkula brought him over to help out with Apple's European office; he rose through the ranks in Apple's European operations as President of Apple Europe, then President of Apple International.

Michael Spindler had built a reputation as a great strategist in business tactics.

One of his most successful strategies that soared Apple's global sales included giving Apple's various territories more autonomy over their marketing strategies.

1985

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.

1990

In January 1990, then CEO of Apple, John Sculley, appointed Spindler to be Apple's chief operating officer.

He was nicknamed "The Diesel" due to his strong work ethic.

1993

On October 15, 1993, Spindler was chosen to take over as Apple's CEO when John Sculley was ousted by Apple's board of directors.

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.

Spindler shied away from the spotlight preferring instead to work on operational management and strategy without fanfare.

After Spindler became CEO, he did not make a public appearance for four months.

One of his first moves as CEO included massive cost cutting measures such as laying off workers, ending costly projects and cutting down on R&D projects, freezing executive salaries.

1996

During his tenure the Apple board authorized merger discussions with IBM, Sun Microsystems and Philips, but when these went nowhere, he was replaced by Gil Amelio on February 2, 1996.

2016

Spindler died after a short illness on September 5, 2016.

His longtime friend and business partner Jean-Louis Gassée stated, "Mike was an original, highly cultured mind, with high-level geopolitical views of our industry."