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By Matthew Quinn
Former IBM and Chrysler chief financial officer Jerome "Jerry" York died at the age of 71.
York was CEO of Harwinton Capital Corporation, a private investment company he founded in 2000, and a member of Apple's board of directors since 1997. He was also a long-time advisor to Kirk Kerkorian and former vice chairman of the billionaire's Tracinda Corp.
York was hospitalized in Michigan on Tuesday following a brain hemorrhage, according to Bloomberg News.
Apple featured the announcement of York's passing on the homepage of its website with a photo of him and the message: "With deep sadness we announce the loss of a member of our corporate family and dear friend, Jerry York. Jerry courageously joined Apple's Board of Directors in 1997, when many doubted the company's future, and contributed his extraordinary character, business expertise, and leadership to help guide Apple for over a decade. Jerry as one of a kind - and we're going to miss him dearly."
York was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1938. He graduated from the United States Military Academy, and received an MS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA from the University of Michigan. Trained as an engineer, York worked his way up through Chrysler to become CFO.
He sat on General Motor's board of directors from February to October 2006 as the designate of Kerkorkian, then a major holder of the carmaker. York resigned from GM's board following a fight with the automaker's executives after they blocked his proposed alliance with French-Japanese automaker Renault-Nissan, Reuters noted.
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