Mitch Mandich

Mitchell "Mitch" Mandich was the Vice-President of Worldwide Marketing at Apple Computer.
==Education==
Mandich is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley. He taught sociology at and San Jose State University.Executive Team Background Information, Next Software, Inc. Archived 1997-04-12.
==Career==
Mandich began his career in computer technology at , where he held a variety of sales and management positions. He rose through the ranks at , as Director of U.S. Sales Operations and Director of Western Region Operations. Mandich then served as Senior Vice President of Americas Sales and Marketing at , a company, where he led the company to growth and profitability.
===NeXT===
With over 15 years of experience in the client/server industry, Mandich became Vice-President of Worldwide Sales and Services at NeXT, succeeding Dan'l Lewin who left the company in 1991.Dan'l Lewin, LinkedIn. Accessed 2020-06-13. Mandich led NeXT Software's strategy for Internet and client/server solutions to enterprise customers, as the company transitioned from hardware to software sales.
===Apple Computer===
NeXT was acquired by Apple Computer in 1997, where Mandich soon became the Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales. Apple announced on October 9, 2000 that Mandich was retiring at the end of the year, though there was speculation that he left after disappointing sales of the Power Mac G4 Cube.Apple turns: Exit Mitch Mandich by Jim Dalrymple, ZDNet. 2000-10-10. His responsibilities were temporarily assumed by Tim Cook, Apple's Senior VP of Operations.Apple Announces Mandich’s Retirement, Apple Computer. 2000-10-09. The position was later filled by Phil Schiller.Philip W. Schiller, Apple Computer. Archived 2002-02-14.
===After Apple===
In 2001, Mandich sold 275,000 shares of Apple stock at a little over 20 per share, netting nearly $4 million.Mitch Mandich Sells 275,000 Shares Of Apple Stock by Bryan Chaffin, The Mac Observer. 2001-04-11. He later became the CEO of ethanol producer .How Big is Commercial Scale? by Ron Kotrba, Ethanol Producer. 2008-01-10.
==References==
==External links==
*Mitch Mandich at Apple (archived 1999-04-27)
*Mitchell Mandich at Graph Commons
*Mitch Mandich at LinkedIn
*Mitch Mandich at the NeXT Wiki
Category:Former Apple employees
Category:Former NeXT employees