Fortune has compiled a list of 11 candidates that might replace Steve Jobs if he steps down.
Fresh questions about Jobs' health rekindle an old dilemma for Apple: If he were to leave (for any reason), who could possibly fill his shoes? Here are 11 potential successors - roughly in order of their chances.
The List: Tim Cook, Tony Fadell, Ron Johnson, Phil Schiller, Scott Forstall, Jonathan Ive, Peter Oppenheimer, Bertrand Serlet, Sina Tamaddon, Daniel Cooperman, Bob Mansfield
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