3. LİFE
• Timothy D. "Tim" Cook (born November
1, 1960) is the CEO of Apple. Cook joined
Apple in March 1998 as SVP of Worldwide
Operations and also served as EVP of
Worldwide Sales and Operations and was
COO until he was named the CEO of Apple
on August 24, 2011, succeeding Steve
Jobs, who died on October 5, 2011, from
pencreatic cancer. Cook had previously
served as acting CEO of Apple after Jobs
began a medical leave in January 2011.
• In early 2012, he was awarded
compensation of 1 million shares, vesting
in 2016 and 2021, by Apple's Board of
Directors.As of 2012, Cook's total
compensation package of $378 million[
makes him the highest paid CEO in the
world.
4. EARLY YEARS
• Cook grew up in Robertsdale, Alabama, near Mobile. His father was a shipyard
worker, while his mother was a homemak.
Cook graduated from high school at Robertsdale High School, earned a B.S. degree in
industrial engineering from Auburn University, in 1982, and his M.B.A.from Duke
University's Fuqua School of Business in 1988.
5. CAREER
• Cook spent seven 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. 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.
• 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. In January 2007, Cook was
promoted to COO.
• 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. Following the resignation of Jobs, Cook
was made CEO of Apple Inc. on August 24, 2011.
• Cook also serves on the board of directors of Nike.
6. Personel LİFE
• 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
• 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.
