Apple: Jobs to Take Medical Leave of Absence
The Next Web —
... products, I have decided to take a medical leave of absence until the end of June.
I have asked Tim Cook to be responsible for Apple’s day to day operations, and I know he and the rest of the executive management team will do a great job. As CEO, I plan to remain involved in major strategic decisions while I am out. Our board of directors fully supports this plan.
I look forward to seeing all of you this summer.
Steve
via Apple: Jobs to Take Medical Leave of Absence - Digits - WSJ.com.
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Reports: Steve Jobs Taking Leave Of Absence From Apple
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs —
... , Jan 14, 2009 05:01 PM [image] Steve Jobs plans to take a medical leave of absence from Apple until June, to focus on his medical conditions, which, he said in a statement attributed to him, "are more complex than I originally thought." Apple COO Tim Cook will oversee day-to-day operations. "I look forward to seeing all of you this summer," he wrote, according to a brief statement published on the Wall Street Journal Digits blog . Jobs, 53, was treated for a rare, treatable form of pancreatic cancer in 2004, and his ...
Steve Jobs Taking Medical Leave of Absence
Mac Soda —
... I’m tired of bloggers speculating about his health, and I know he is too. So I’m not going to say any of my thoughts regarding the matter whatsoever. All I’m gonna say is get well soon Steve. You can read the full letter here. ...
OT: Steve Jobs Taking Medical Leave of Absence from Apple
iPhone News Feeds —
... products, I have decided to take a medical leave of absence until the end of June.
I have asked Tim Cook to be responsible for Apple’s day to day operations, and I know he and the rest of the executive management team will do a great job. As CEO, I plan to remain involved in major strategic decisions while I am out.
Ourboard of directors fully supports this plan.
I look forward to seeing all of you this summer.
Steve
Via: The Wall Street Journal
Steve Jobs Is “Healthy, Energetic,” Says Woz
Cult of Mac —
... Jobs is expected to return to Apple at the end of next months after taking six months medical leave to concentrate on his health. In a January letter to Apple’s employees, Jobs said his health issues “are more complex than I originally thought.” He lost an alarming amount of weight in 2008, leading to speculation his cancer had returned. Jobs was treated for pancreatic cancer in 2004. ...


