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Essay: Jobs’s Departure as CEO of Apple Is the End of an Extraordinary Era

Walt Mossberg in Mossblog on August 24, 2011 at 6:18 pm PT

Why the day Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple isn’t like the day a typical CEO resigns.

PayPal Loses Top Payment Exec to Google, Appoints New Head

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 26, 2011 at 2:02 pm PT

PayPal’s Osama Bedier has resigned after eight years at the eBay-owned company, and will take a job at Google.

Hot Swap at the Top: AMD CEO Out

John Paczkowski in News on January 10, 2011 at 2:01 pm PT

AMD’s looking for a new CEO. Moments ago, the company announced that Dirk Meyer, who’s served in that position since July of 2008, is resigning.

RIM Earnings Top Estimates (But Will the Street be Impressed?)

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 16, 2010 at 1:15 pm PT

The BlackBerry maker posted earnings on Thursday that topped analysts’ estimates, though revenue was basically in line with expectations. Shares slipped initially in after-hours trading, but then rallied and are now trading ahead of their closing price.

Exclusive: Sun CEO Set to Resign

John Paczkowski in News on January 25, 2010 at 11:53 am PT

If Sun CEO Jon Schwartz’s recent all-hands memo to employees had all the sentimentality of a farewell letter, it’s likely because he’s preparing to leave the company. Sources close to Sun tell me Schwartz will soon resign as CEO, leaving the company in the hands of new owner Oracle and its very profit-minded leadership.

Google CEO Rejected From App Store

John Paczkowski in News on August 3, 2009 at 5:42 am PT

Asked earlier this year if he would resign from Apple’s board in the face of Federal Trade Commission scrutiny of the close ties between the two companies’ boards of directors, Google CEO Eric Schmidt replied simply, “It hasn’t crossed my mind.” Well, apparently it has now.