Fadell was promoted as vice president of iPod engineering in 2004. Before joining Apple, Fadell worked at Philips Electronics.
He has also worked as a hardware and software architect at General Magic. He graduated with a BS degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1991.
A winner in the digital media revolution, Apple's iPod has clocked sales of over 160 million units. But revenues from iPod sales have fallen.
In January 2008, Apple reported the best quarter revenue of $9.6 billion and record net quarterly profit of $1.58 billion and 42% of Apple's revenue for the first fiscal quarter of 2008 came from iPod sales.
However, in October 2008, Apple reported that only 14.21% of total revenue for the quarter came from iPod sales. This certainly is not good news for Apple.
Image: An advertisement shows colours of the new iPod Nano. | Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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