Excerpt: Former Apple CEO is the June Luncheon Speaker at the Stillwater Club
Michael Spindler was born in Berlin, Germany and holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Technical University in Cologne.
In 1980, Michael Spindler joined Apple Inc. as European Manager based in Paris, France. In 1985, he took responsibility for Apple’s International business based in Cupertino, CA.
Michael Spindler became President & COO in 1990 and President & CEO in 1993. He left Apple in 1996.
Following corporate life, Michael Spindler became a venture capitalist: he co-founded Upstart Capital and served as its co-managing partner with Deepak Moorjani.
Michael Spindler served on the boards of German carmaker Daimler-Benz and media conglomerate Bertelsmann.
He also served on the boards of non-profits, including the American Film Institute in Los Angeles and Libraries for the Future in New York.
Former Apple CEO Michael Spindler preferred to keep a low profile. As he stated: “I don’t believe in this star-mania stuff. I’m too much of a believer in teams to worry about becoming a star.”
