14 DAY TRIAL // Steve Jobs is still actively involved in major decision making at Apple as the CEO plans to be "back full-time as soon as he can," Chief Operating Officer, Tim Cook said in response to an analyst’s questions.
Speaking at the company’s Q2 2011 earnings call yesterday, Cook shed light on the ongoing involvement of their boss, noting that he has regular meetings with Apple executives, and that he is still involved in "major strategic decisions."
Answering a question regarding Jobs’ ongoing involvement with the company, Cook specifically noted that the Apple boss plans to be "back full-time as soon as he can.”
Currently on medical leave of absence for an unspecified period of time, Steve Jobs has fought cancer and has undergone a liver transplant, but still needs to recuperate.
Amid speculation that he may never return full time at Apple, or at all, the CEO not only appeared at the iPad 2 launch event in march, but hosted it, looking vivid and fit to carry out his duties as the iconic Apple chief he had always been.
While Jobs is recuperating, Tim Cook has taken his attributions (for the second time in just as many years), ensuring Apple stays competitive, and profitable.
According to many reports, Cook has done tremendous work in the absence of his boss. Apple itself rewarded the man a pile of shares last year for filling in for Jobs as the CEO was having his liver transplant.
Announcing the financial results for its fiscal 2011 second quarter ending March 26, 2011, Apple posted a record revenue of $24.67 billion and record second quarter net profit of $5.99 billion.
Jobs commented on the figures, saying “With quarterly revenue growth of 83 percent and profit growth of 95 percent, we’re firing on all cylinders. We will continue to innovate on all fronts throughout the remainder of the year.”