5 Men Who Will Decide Apple's Future
By siliconindia
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Monday, 10 October 2011, 21:45 IST
3. Philips Schiller
Philips Schiller, is the marketing man, senior Vice President of worldwide product marketing at Apple, he makes sure slogans, polishing pitches reaches everyone, from journalists to developers. Although his core work involves behind the scenes, he has become a familiar public face of the company. He was seen unveiling iPhone 3GS during Jobs' medical leave in 2009, and it was he who unveiled the most anticipated iPhone 4S to the world on 4th October 2011.
Schiller has over twenty four years of experience in product marketing and management, including seventeen years at Apple in various capacities. His previous experience also included positions as Vice President of Product Marketing at Macromedia, FirePower Systems as Director of Product Marketing, Nolan, Norton & Company and Massachusetts General Hospital as Programmer and Systems Analyst.
Schiller has been instrumental in the formation and marketing of iMac, iBook, PowerBook G4, iPod, Mac OS X, and subsequent products