14 DAY TRIAL // Reportedly, Apple COO Tim Cook is General Motor's first choice for a new CEO. Mr. Cook already has some CEO experience (Steve Jobs’ medical leave) which only adds to the qualities sought by GB, according to Silicon Alley Insider.
The tech-site claims a reader with inside sources at Spencer Stuart has contacted them with a few tidbits. “We have no idea whether this is true or not, but it makes sense,” the site notes for its part. After doing a bit of analysis, SAI outlines “Again, this is an anonymous tip” and proceeds with posting the intriguing accounts, as follows.
I saw your recent post on Tim Cook at Apple. I don't know if he has been contacted yet but he is the top candidate that Spencer Stuart has identified as the next CEO of GM. I have an inside source at Spencer Stuart.
[Interim GM CEO Edward E. Whitacre] wants the candidate to come from a company known for operational excellence, innovation and customer satisfaction and in addition he is looking for someone that has turnaround experience. It also doesn't hurt that [Tim] has been able to work with Jobs. Whitacre does want to stay on as Chairman. Also, Cook has been the key link to AT&T and should understand the culture that Whitacre, [a former AT&T CEO] built.
Will be interesting to see if he would leave Apple for this. I don't know him but if he wants to be a CEO it does seem he needs to leave with Jobs back. Most interesting will be to see a CEO from Apple and a CFO from Microsoft.
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There is little to no information backing up these claims, while Tim Cook’s long and fruitful history with Apple is undoubtedly a big obstacle in this direction. Still, it’s not far fetched, as SAI points out. Before joining Apple, Cook was vice president of Corporate Materials for Compaq. There, he was responsible for procuring and managing all of Compaq’s product inventory. Previous to his work at Compaq, Cook was the chief operating officer of the Reseller Division at Intelligent Electronics. Cook also spent 12 years with IBM. However, we would like to hear what you, the readers, think. Is Apple’s Chief Operating Officer a good choice for General Motors CEO?