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Apple CEO 1993–1996

Michael Spindler (22 December 1942 – September 5, 2016^[1]) was a German businessman who was president and CEO of Apple from 1993 to 1996.

Spindler was born in Berlin.

Personal life

From 1985 until his death in 2016, Spindler lived between Paris, France, and San Francisco, California, United States, with his wife Maryse and three kids Karen, Laurie, and John.^[2][1]

Career

Spindler graduated from engineering at Technical University in Cologne in 1964^[2] and worked at DEC and Intel, before he moved to join Apple Computer.^[3] Having joined Apple in 1980 after Mike Markkula brought him over to help out with Apple's European office; he rose through the ranks in Apple's European operations as President of Apple Europe, then President of Apple International.

Michael Spindler had built a reputation as a great strategist in business tactics.^[4] One of his most successful