Ondrej Holzman In March, after fifteen years on Apple's board of directors, Mickey Drexler, CEO of the clothing brand J.Crew, will step down. Drexler was after last year leaving Bill Campbell is the longest serving member and can be credited mainly for the creation of the iconic Apple Stores, in which he was involved. His successor has not yet been announced by the Californian company.
"We are grateful for Mickey's 10 years of service on our board of directors, during which the company's revenue has grown more than thirtyfold," Apple said in its announcement of its annual shareholder meeting, scheduled for March XNUMX.
“In addition to his many contributions, Mickey was a key advisor in the launch of Apple's brick-and-mortar stores, at a time when few believed Apple would succeed and no one could have imagined the successes to come. We thank him for everything," he thanked his oldest member of Apple's eight-member board of directors. After 70-year-old Drexler, the scepter of the oldest men will now be taken over by Al Gore and Ron Sugar, both XNUMX years old.
Drexler was actively involved with Steve Jobs and Ron Johnson in the creation of the first Apple Store and advised both of them to first try to model the form of the store in a nearby warehouse. While on Apple's board, he was fired from Gap and eventually landed as CEO of J.Crew.
