Apple Inc. A mid-October 2013 announcement revealed that Burberry executive Angela Ahrendts will commence as a senior vice president at Apple in mid-2014. Ahrendts oversaw Burberry's digital strategy for almost eight years and, during her tenure, sales increased to about US$3.2 billion and shares gained more than threefold. Alongside Google vice-president Vint Cerf and AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson, Cook attended a closed-door summit held by President Obama on August 8, 2013, in regard to government surveillance and the Internet in the wake of the Edward Snowden NSA incident. On February 4, 2014, Cook met with Abdullah Gül, the President of Turkey, in
Michael Silver (CEO) Michael Silver (CEO) Michael Nathan Silver (born May 10, 1955) is a business executive, philanthropist, art collector, and commentator. He is the founder and CEO of American Elements, a global high-technology materials manufacturer. He was instrumental in establishing the post-Cold War rare earth supply chain from Inner Mongolia to the U.S. and Europe. His philanthropy includes sponsoring over 1,000 materials science and green technology conferences and educational television programs on high technology and contributing funding to the arts. He is a trustee of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and serves on the board of directors of several