WSJ: Apple CEO Steve Jobs Had Liver Transplant

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 22, 2009 - 8:32am.

Cupertino, Calif. - Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple (NASD: AAPL) on medical leave since January, received a liver transplant in Tennessee this spring, The Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend. Neither the company nor Jobs had publicly disclosed the exact reason for his absence.

Jobs, who reportedly has remained involved in the company's activities on a limited basis, remains on track to return later this month, though it would likely be on a part-time basis at first.

Should that be the case, Apple COO Tim Cook would take on a "more encompassing role," including possibly taking a seat on Apple's board of directors, the Journal reported.

Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer, first announced in January that he was suffering from a treatable hormone imbalance, but a week later acknowledged that his health problems were "more complex" than initially thought.

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