Tim Cook
Cook at the Macworld Expo in 2009
Born	Timothy D. Cook (1960-11-01) November 1, 1960 (age 51) Robertsdale, Alabama United States
Alma mater	Auburn University (B.S.) Duke University (M.B.A.)
Occupation	CEO, Apple
Board member of	Apple Nike (2005—present)

Timothy D. “Tim” Cook (born November 1, 1960) is the CEO of Apple.^[1] Cook joined Apple in March 1998^[2] as SVP of Worldwide Operations and also served as EVP of Worldwide Sales and Operations and was COO^[3] until he was named the CEO of Apple on August 24, 2011, succeeding Steve Jobs, who died on October 5, 2011, from pancreatic cancer. Cook had previously served as acting CEO of Apple after Jobs began a medical leave in January 2011.^[4]

In early 2012, he was awarded compensation of 1 million shares, vesting in 2021, by Apple's Board of Directors.^[5] As of April 2012, these shares are valued at US $600 million, making him the world's highest paid CEO.^[6]

Early years[link]

Cook grew up in Robertsdale, Alabama, near Mobile. His father was a shipyard worker, while his mother was a homemaker. Cook graduated from high school at Robertsdale High School, earned a B.S. degree in industrial engineering from Auburn University in 1982,^[7] and his M.B.A. from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business in 1988.^[8]

Career[link]

Cook spent six months at Compaq as VP for Corporate Materials before he was hired by Steve Jobs to join Apple in 1998. He initially served as Senior Vice President for Worldwide Operations.^[2] Prior to that, Cook served as the chief operating officer (COO) of the computer reseller division of Intelligent Electronics and spent 12 years in IBM's personal computer business as the director of North American Fulfillment.^[2]

Cook is credited with pulling Apple out of manufacturing by closing factories and warehouses around the world. This helped the company reduce inventory levels and streamline its supply chain, dramatically increasing margins.^[9] In January 2007, Cook was promoted to COO.^[10]

Cook served as Apple CEO for two months in 2004, when Jobs was recovering from pancreatic cancer surgery. In 2009, Cook again served as Apple CEO for several months while Jobs took a leave of absence for a liver transplant.

In January 2011, Apple's Board of Directors approved a third medical leave of absence requested by Jobs. During that time, Cook was responsible for most of Apple’s day-to-day operations while Jobs made most major decisions.^[11] Following the resignation of Jobs, Cook was made CEO of Apple Inc. on August 24, 2011.^[12][13]

Cook also serves on the board of directors of Nike.^[3]

Personal life[link]

Cook is a fitness enthusiast and enjoys hiking, cycling, and going to the gym. He regularly begins sending emails at 4:30 am and used to hold Sunday night staff meetings by telephone to prepare for the next week.^[9]

While giving the 2010 commencement speech at Auburn University, Cook emphasized the importance of intuition in guiding his life's biggest choices, and followed by stating that preparation and hard work are also necessary to execute on that intuition.^[14]

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