The former CEO of Apple Computer reveals the behind-the-scenes clashes of personality and business philosophy he experienced during his seventeen months with the company
Gil Amelio was CEO of National Semiconductor and group president of Rockwell International before serving most recently as CEO and chairman of Apple. Among his accomplishments are 16 patents he holds alone or jointly. In 1991 he was named recipient of the prestigious Masara Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award. Amelio has been profiled in magazines as wide-ranging as
Wired, Business Week and
Fortune. He lives in California with his wife, Charlene.
William L. Simon, who has been writing professionally for more than 30 years, is a bestselling author, Global Business Book Award nominee and winner of more than a dozen festival awards for his film and television writing. Among his other works are Setting Sail, a documentary he wrote and produced with Walter Cronkite and Early Warning for Universal Studios. He lives in Rancho Santa Fe, California, with his wife, Arynne.