Katie Cotton, Apple's vice president of communications, retires

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Apple loses one of its great veterans: VP Communications Katie Cotton. The executive has decided to retire after more than 18 years in the Cupertino company with the maximum charge of the press department and dealing with all corporate communications. 

The reason is natural after so much time supporting that responsibility: Katie wants to spend more time with their children. An Apple spokesman has told to Re/Code that "truly will miss her," and the same Katie has also said that the decision to withdraw has been the hardest of his career because "Apple is a part of my heart ".

Katie has been in charge of Apple's relationships since the first iMac

Katie has been (under the command of Steve Jobs and Tim Cook later) the creator of how Apple has been associated with the media around the world since the revolution of the first iMac. Secrecy, statements, press releases ... a pillar for the company that now leaves the free position.

It was not immediately known if enter into another company that requires less time, but his successor will be responsible for keeping alive all the secrecy that Tim Cook wants to keep Apple. Good luck, Katie!

Steve Jobs, the most influential business leader of the past 25 years according to CNBC

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Steve Jobs continues to receive posthumous tributes from several institutions: this time the U.S. network CNBC who has named Apple co-founder the most influential business leader of the past quarter century, leading a list of 25 influential executives. 

In the details of this tribute, CNBC detailed that Jobs has chosen as the first of the list because while Bill Gates redefined the way in which millions of people worked, Steve redefined the style in which these people live and uploaded the level integrating technology in everyday life.

More than any other member of our extraordinary list of executives and entrepreneurs (all outstanding leaders). Steve's vision has led to changes beyond their industry and has put his undeniable stamp on the culture.


On this list are Bill Gates (second position), Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the creators of Google Sergey Brin and Larry Page, Eric Schmidt, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and the owner of Inditex Amancio Ortega. Apple already has another reason to keep reminding the creator of all them philosophy.