Apple's channel sales and distribution chief to depart
Apple Inc. later this month will lose one of its most valued sales leaders to retirement, AppleInsider has learned.
In a company e-mail distributed this week, Senior Director of Channel Sales and Distribution, Jeff Hansen, told colleagues that he plans to retire from his post at the Cupertino-based Mac maker effective March 31.
"It is with mixed emotion, I send this final message," he wrote. "Over the past 21 years, I've had the pleasure of working for one of the finest companies one can imagine."
Hansen said he's looking forward to starting the next chapter in his life, which will include touring the country with his wife Jan and spending time with his grandchildren.
When he arrived at Apple over two decades ago, Hansen was tasked with training the reseller channel on how to sell more Mac computers. He eventually emerged as the leader of both the company's Apple Specialist Program and its Regional Retail teams.
"As I think about it today, while the title on my business card has changed many times over the years, my responsibilities have remained very much the same," he wrote.
While Apple seeks Hansen's replacement, Scott Fredrickson, Director, VAR & Distribution, will lead the Apple Specialist Program, and Mike Pinkman, Director, Direct Marketing, will lead the Regional Retail Program.
In a company e-mail distributed this week, Senior Director of Channel Sales and Distribution, Jeff Hansen, told colleagues that he plans to retire from his post at the Cupertino-based Mac maker effective March 31.
"It is with mixed emotion, I send this final message," he wrote. "Over the past 21 years, I've had the pleasure of working for one of the finest companies one can imagine."
Hansen said he's looking forward to starting the next chapter in his life, which will include touring the country with his wife Jan and spending time with his grandchildren.
When he arrived at Apple over two decades ago, Hansen was tasked with training the reseller channel on how to sell more Mac computers. He eventually emerged as the leader of both the company's Apple Specialist Program and its Regional Retail teams.
"As I think about it today, while the title on my business card has changed many times over the years, my responsibilities have remained very much the same," he wrote.
While Apple seeks Hansen's replacement, Scott Fredrickson, Director, VAR & Distribution, will lead the Apple Specialist Program, and Mike Pinkman, Director, Direct Marketing, will lead the Regional Retail Program.
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anyone else feel like the Apple board is playing the weakest link. It's only been like 2 people to leave recently so It's prob. just me. *shrugs*
For the life of me, I can't figure out what the heck you are talking about. If you are suggesting that Apple has lost another board member or that this has anything to do with the Board, I suggest that you do a little due diligence.
However, I must say that the headline for this notice was a little misleading. I feel that it would be more appropriate to have said that "Apple's channel sales and distribution chief to retire." As such, the implication that he was somehow being give the golden handshake and all that it implies, i.e., involutarily being dismissed, would be less conjectured. Certainly for a man that has put over two decades and thousands of hours into helping making Apple so successful deserves to be better respected.
For the life of me, I can't figure out what the heck you are talking about. If you are suggesting that Apple has lost another board member or that this has anything to do with the Board, I suggest that you do a little due diligence.
However, I must say that the headline for this notice was a little misleading. I feel that it would be more appropriate to have said that "Apple's channel sales and distribution chief to retire." As such, the implication that he was somehow being give the golden handshake and all that it implies, i.e., involutarily being dismissed, would be less conjectured. Certainly for a man that has put over two decades and thousands of hours into helping making Apple so successful deserves to be better respected.
I agree with you on both counts
Yeah, he has done a lot. Although it might very well be a combination. As we all know, Apple does not always have enough supplies on hand for the demand... Maybe good, maybe bad... But it might have at least a small portion to do with the decision.
Yeah. My weatherman has called it wrong a number of times. I guess he deserves to be shot when he didn't warn me to take my umbrella. However, i would still have taken his advice and left town before Katrina hit. Sometimes I could scream when my flight is delayed. Of course I would rather be late than have the pilot try to buck the storms. Then there is my stock broker who tried to sway me from buying Apple stock when Steve came back. I didn't fire him. He now listens to me.
So I gather from you comments that you feel that Apple should never be out of stock. That they should be able to forecast at a 100% accuracy. And just iwhat level should they overstock? But then that is forecasting too. Just how would you suggest that they do that?
Of course there are those who never make a mistake. That have that uncanny ability to gather all the facts and deploy just enough troops to win the war.
Hmmm. George or Steve. Just who would you have had as president in the last 6 and a half years?
Here is why, I did not say that he did a poor job and must be fired because he missed one or two things. That is what your analogy works for...
Rather, I said that he did less than the ideal job... And since he is getting older and is coming close to retirement they may have wanted to get someone who is more skilled with the role, especially with Apple's current push into new markets, who has that 'uncanny ability'. He has miffed a few things... My firm felt two in the last six months... The MacBook Pro and the XServe Xeon.
I don't expect perfect accuracy... I don't claim he was knocked out for not being the best... I simply speculate that it could have been a contributing factor as he did not accomplish what other people have shown they are able to.
?Rather, I said that he did less than the ideal job... And since he is getting older and is coming close to retirement they may have wanted to get someone who is more skilled with the role, especially with Apple's current push into new markets, who has that 'uncanny ability'.?
And you got all that from a retirement notice on the internet? Man, Apple should be hiring you and/or your crystal ball.
However, I find you statements malicious and even slanderous. I wouldn't hire you to clean out my cat's litterbox.