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Mike Markkula

Early Apple investor and director from 1977. He was chairman from 1977 to 1981 and again from 1993 to 1996, and president and CEO from 1981 to 1983.

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Dates
1942 –
Also known as
A. C. Markkula, Jr., Armas Clifford Markkula
Over time
  1. Life 1942 –
  2. board member of Apple Mar 1977 – 5 Aug 1997
  3. chair of Apple May 1977 – 1981
  4. board member of Apple (Vice Chairman of the Board) 1981–1993
  5. CEO of Apple 1981–1983
  6. chair of Apple Oct 1993 – Feb 1996
Mike Markkula holds

Connections 7

CEO of

  • Apple 1981–1983 Primary record 2

chair of

  • Apple May 1977 – 1981 Primary record 12
  • Apple Oct 1993 – Feb 1996 Primary record 3

board member of

  • Apple Mar 1977 – 5 Aug 1997 Primary record 14
  • Apple 1981–1993 Vice Chairman of the Board Primary record 2

invested in

  • Apple Nov 1977 8,320,000 shares of common stock, paid in cash, $91,000 Primary record 15

owns a stake in

  • Apple 30 Nov 1980 14%, 7,029,448 shares, as of 30 Nov 1980 Primary record 1
Timeline 8 dates
  1. 1942 – Mike Markkula
  2. Mar 1977 – 5 Aug 1997 Mike Markkula board member of Apple
  3. May 1977 – 1981 Mike Markkula chair of Apple
  4. Nov 1977 Mike Markkula invested in Apple
  5. 30 Nov 1980 Mike Markkula owns a stake in Apple
  6. 1981–1983 Mike Markkula CEO of Apple
  7. 1981–1993 Mike Markkula board member of Apple
  8. Oct 1993 – Feb 1996 Mike Markkula chair of Apple
Proof 5 sources
  1. Apple Computer, Inc. preliminary prospectus for its stock option plans and employee stock purchase plan, dated 31 December 1980 (released by the SEC under FOIA request 18-02062), Apple, 31 Dec 1980. Primary record
    A. C. Markkula. Jr 7,029,448(1) 14.0
    Mr. Markkula has been a director since March 1977 and has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors since May 1977.
    in November 1977 the Company sold and issued 8,320,000 shares of Common Stock to Mr. Markkula for $91,000. The shares issued to Mr. Markkula were paid for in cash.
  2. Apple Computer, Inc. proxy statement (Schedule 14A), filed 12 December 1994, Apple, 12 Dec 1994. Primary record
    Vice Chairman of the Board of Apple from 1981 to 1993; President and Chief Executive Officer of Apple from 1981 to 1983; and Chairman of the Board of Apple from 1977 to 1981.
  3. Apple Computer, Inc. proxy statement (Schedule 14A), filed 27 December 1996, Apple, 27 Dec 1996. Primary record
    A. C. Markkula, Jr. has served as the Chairman of the Board of Apple from October 1993 to February 1996.
  4. Apple Computer, Inc. proxy statement (Schedule 14A), filed 16 March 1998, Apple, 16 Mar 1998. Primary record
    On August 5, 1997, all of the members of the Board other than Messrs. Woolard and Chang resigned and were replaced by Steven P. Jobs, Lawrence J. Ellison, William V. Campbell and Jerome B. York.
  5. Apple Timeline, Computer History Museum, 2 Feb 2026. Scholarship & press
    In late 1976, Mike Markkula meets the Steves, agrees to invest in the company and ends up writing the business plan.
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