Timothy D. Cook is the CEO of Apple Inc. He grew up in Alabama and received his B.S. from Auburn University and M.B.A from Duke University. Cook joined Apple in 1998 and served as COO before becoming CEO in 2011 after Steve Jobs resigned. As CEO, Cook oversaw Apple's transition away from manufacturing and helped streamline their supply chain. In his personal life, Cook is a fitness enthusiast who starts work early and emphasizes the role of intuition in guiding major life decisions.

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Timothy D. Cook

3. PERSONAL DETAILS
• Born November 1, 1960 (age 51)
Robertsdale, Alabama,
United States Alma mater Auburn
University (B.S.)
Duke University (M.B.A.) Occupation
CEO, Apple Inc.

4. Early life
• 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, and his M.B.A. from Duke University's Fuqua
School of Business in 1988.

5. Career
Cook spent six months at Compaq as VP for Corporate
Materials before he was hired by Steve Jobs to join Apple.
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. Personal life
• 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.[