Apple® today announced that James A. Bell, former chief financial
officer and corporate president of The Boeing Company, has been elected
to Apple’s board of directors. Bell brings more than four decades of
experience in finance, strategic planning and leadership in complex
organizations. During his 38-year career at Boeing, he also oversaw
Boeing Capital Corporation and Boeing Shared Services, and was interim
CEO of The Boeing Company in 2005.
“James brings a wealth of global, financial and industrial experience
from his successful career at Boeing as corporate president and CFO,”
said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “I am thrilled to welcome him to Apple’s
board of directors and I look forward to working with him.”
“We look for outstanding individuals to strengthen our board’s breadth
of talent and depth of knowledge, and we are very happy to have
identified a fantastic person in James Bell,” said Art Levinson, Apple’s
chairman. “I’m confident that he will make many important contributions
to Apple.”
“I am an avid user of Apple products and have a tremendous respect for
the company’s ability to innovate,” said Bell. “I am delighted to join
the Apple board and look forward to contributing to its continued
success in any way I can.”
Bell is a member of the board of directors of JP Morgan Chase, Dow
Chemical Company, CDW, and a Trustee of Chicago’s Rush University
Medical Center. He has also worked with New Leaders for New Schools to
help develop talented teachers and principals, and served on many
community-based boards. Bell attended California State University, Los
Angeles where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction of the
Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in innovation with
iPhone, iPad, the Mac and Apple Watch. Apple’s three software platforms
— iOS, OS X and watchOS — provide seamless experiences across all Apple
devices and empower people with breakthrough services including the App
Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay and iCloud. Apple’s 100,000 employees are
dedicated to making the best products on earth, and to leaving the world
better than we found it.
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