Jean-Louis Gassée

Jean-Louis Gassée is notable for his early involvement with Apple. He served as the first General Manager of Apple France and, significantly, succeeded Steve Jobs in 1985 as the head of Research and Development at Apple in Cupertino. He is newsworthy because of Apple's 50th anniversary, which has prompted media retrospectives and interviews with key figures from the company's history. Gassée was recently a guest on François Sorel's 'Tech & Co' program, alongside other former Apple executives like Pascal Cagni and Tony Fadell, to discuss Apple's evolution from its garage beginnings to its current status as a technology titan. His insights as an early executive and successor to Jobs in a crucial role make him a relevant voice in understanding Apple's past and present.