Steve Jobs takes medical leave: Who is Apple's stand-in CEO Tim Cook?

Special News Alert NetworkWorld.com | Netflash Daily News| Update Your Profile Spotlight Story Steve Jobs leaving the job; taking medical leave until June By John Cox Barely a week after revealing he suffered from a hormone imbalance, and vowing to stay on as Apple's CEO, Steve Jobs, in a letter issued Wednesday, told Apple employees he is stepping aside for six months. Read full story Related News: Who is Apple's stand-in CEO Tim Cook? Who is Apple's low-profile COO Tim Cook who is to stand in for Steve Jobs while he takes a leave of absence due to his health? Fortune did a profile of Cook last fall, when rumors where still swirling about Jobs' medical problems, in light of his thinness and paleness. Steve Jobs leaving the job; taking medical leave until June Barely a week after revealing he suffered from a hormone imbalance, and vowing to stay on as Apple's CEO, Steve Jobs, in a letter issued Wednesday, told Apple employees he is stepping aside for six months. Steve Jobs' letter to Apple employees Apple CEO Steve Jobs Wednesday announced he would be taking a leave of absence from Apple because of his health. Here is the text of the e-mail sent to all Apple employees Apple's Steve Jobs takes a leave of absence A number of sites are reporting that Apple's CEO Steve Jobs is taking a leave of absence till June at least. Speculation over Jobs' possibly failing health has run rampant in the past few weeks. Prior to the recent MacWorld show, Jobs said he had a hormone deficiency that had caused him to dramatically lose weight. Steve Jobs to leave Apple until June due to health issues Citing health concerns that are more complex than he initially thought, Steve Jobs informed Apple employees today that he would be taking a leave of absence from the company until June so that he can focus more fully on his health.  Apple CEO Steve Jobs' health problems caused by hormone imbalance, letter says Apple CEO Steve Jobs has a hormone imbalance that is causing him to lose weight, he said in a letter posted Monday morning at the company's Web site in an attempt to squelch rumors about his health. Report: Steve Jobs' health issue not life threatening Apple CEO Steve Jobs has some health problems, but they are not life-threatening, the New York Times reported on Saturday. Steve Jobs' death greatly exaggerated; obit a mistake Take heart, Apple fans, it's not true. 01/14/09 Today's most-read stories: The big Windows 7 problem: XP holdouts Nortel board of directors vote to file bankruptcy Why Windows 7 will crush Linux Beast hiding in Microsoft Patch Tuesday vulnerability Recession helps send more CEOs to the exits Telescammers to fork over $50 million in restitution Outlook '09 Windows 7 beta shows off task bar, UI goodies Solving Obama's BlackBerry dilemma Top 25 software screw-ups   This email was sent to networking.world@gmail.com Complimentary Subscriptions Available for newsletter subscribers. Receive 50 issues of Network World Magazines, in print or electronic format, free of charge, Apply here. Terms of Service/Privacy   Subscription Services Update your profile To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Unsubscribe Network World, Inc., 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2009 www.networkworld.com