10 execs who can replace Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs is back on job after his serious illness but speculations are going all around about his replacement. Apple is definitely looking beyond Jobs. After all, it has to one day..

Here are 10 Executives who can replace Steve Jobs

1. Timothy D Cook
The top contender for the post of Apple's next CEO is Timothy D Cook. He is Apple's present Chief Operating Officer.

2. Ron Johnson
He is Apple's Senior V.P., Retail

3. Philip W Schiller
He has been credited for delivering Apple's most popular products, including iPhone, iPod, Safari and Macbook. He is Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing and reports directly to Steve Jobs.

4. Scott Forstall
He is Senior Vice President, iPhone software.


5. Jonathan Ive
He is Senior Vice President, Industrial Design

6. Peter Oppenheimer
He is Apple's present C.F.O.

7. Bertrand Serlet
He is Apple's present senior vice president of software engineering credited for the release of Mac OS X Tiger and Leopard. Serlet is also responsible for leading Apple's Software Engineering group.

8. Sina Tamaddon
Sina Tamaddon is senior vice president, applications

9. Daniel Cooperman
Cooperman looks into Apple's worldwide legal policies


10. Bob Mansfield
The man who was credited for delivering Mac products; Bob Mansfield is senior vice president of Macintosh Hardware Engineering.