15 Shortest-Tenured CEOs Ever

By siliconindia | Monday, 06 August 2012, 12:17 Hrs

10 Gil Amelio

CEO tenure: 1 year, 4 months Feb. 1996 - July 1997

Gil Amelio came to Apple during a rough time for the company in February 1996 and served there till July 1997. He was a bright tech-savvy, and was ready to contribute for Apple to flourish again.

But things went wrong. Despite initial gains, Apple suffered a $700 million loss and eventually it had to downsize the company by firing 3,000 people. This was one of the largest losses a company had to face in the Silicon Valley history.

Amelio answered his ouster by writing On the Firing Line: My 500 Days at Apple

9 Harry Stonecipher

CEO tenure: 1 year, 3 months

Harry Stonecipher headed up Boeing, where he had previously worked, in December 2003 and served there till March 2005.

But Stonecipher couldn’t hold himself back in his second period also as his affair with a female Boeing executive came to light and jeopardized his post. Stonecipher's disgraced exit from the company ruinedt his distinguished career in the aerospace industry.