Apple-President of the vacuum to be filled by the death of Steve Jobs Board left the Board appointed co-director Arthur Levinson to the position.

The company named Bob Iger, Disney’s CEO and a former close friend of the employment, the Board of Directors.

“Art has made enormous contributions to Apple, since he joined the board in 2000,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, in a prepared statement. “Bob and I have know each other very well in recent years and on behalf of the entire Board, we believe it will make a great addition.”

Levinson, a board member since 2005, is the oldest of the company. He is also president of pharmaceutical company Genentech and board member of the Roche, another pharmaceutical company. Levinson was CEO of Genentech for 14 years until his retirement in 2009.

He also served on Google (GOOG, Fortune 500) board of directors until 2009, when it became clear that Apple and Google have competitors, especially in mobile applications. He took the board two months after Google then Google CEO Eric Schmidt joined Apple’s (AAPL, Fortune 500) board.

“Apple has always focused on the exterior simplified by providing truly innovative products that enhance and renew our lives, and that’s something I’m very proud to be part of,” Levinson said in a statement on Tuesday.

Iger, the president of the Walt Disney Co. always (DIS, Fortune 500) is in March and leave his position as CEO in 2015, was Jobs’s friends when he led Pixar. Jobs sold Pixar to Disney in 2006, while the use of the largest individual Disney shareholder and a member of the Board of Directors.

If the death of employment “was announced last month, called Iger’s job” a good friend and a trusted advisor. ”

“I am delighted to join the board of such a wonderful company,” Iger said in a statement. “Over the years, I know I admire you and the management team … and I think they have to provide the leadership and vision to the continued vitality and success of Apple.”

Koch said he thought Iger is a great fit for the management team of Apple, because the success of Disney on creativity, innovation and expansion due to new markets – three basic principles that have helped Apple’s most valuable company in the stock market has become.

Source: http://money.cnn.com/2011/11/15/technology/apple_board_of_directors/index.htm?cnn=yes&hpt=ibu_c2