Apple Director Jerome B. York Passes Away
Jerome B. York, commonly known as Jerry York (1938 – March 18, 2010), was an American businessman, and the Chairman, President and CEO of Harwinton Capital. He was the former CFO of IBM and Chrysler. He was also CEO of Micro Warehouse and joined the board of directors of Apple Computer in 1997. He was a chief aide to Kirk Kerkorian and his Tracinda investment company. Most recently, Kerkorian helped elect York to the board of directors of General Motors, from which he had previously resigned. DETROIT — Jerome B. York, the financial expert who warned General Motors of a looming financial disaster and aided the billionaire investor, Kirk Kerkorian, in efforts to drive up the price of Chrysler stock, died on Thursday. He was 71. Enlarge This Image Craig Ruttle/Bloomberg NewsJerome B. York warned General Motors of a looming financial disaster and aided the billionaire investor, Kirk Kerkorian, in efforts to drive up the price of Chrysler stock. RelatedKerkorian Aide Tells G.M. to Be More L