Tim Cook

Timothy Donald Cook (born November 1, 1960), who was formerly Apple's chief operation officer (CCO), is the current chief executive officer (CEO) of Apple Inc. He succeeded Steve Jobs on the CEO role in August 24, 2011, when Jobs resigned from his postion due to medical issues. 
== Education ==
Tim, recieved an MBA scholarship from Duke University. where he was a Fuqua Scholar. He also have a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Auburn University.
== Biography ==
=== Before Apple ===
Before Apple, Tim Cook was the vice president of Corporate Materials of Compaq, and the chief operation officer of the Reseller Division at Intelligent Electronics. He also spent 12 years as executive director of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).
=== Apple ===
Apple then was not as prominent as it is in its more modern eras, so Cook rejected multiple recruitment request until he was finally persuaded by Jobs. In their first meeting, Jobs demonstarted his personal strategy and Apple's onjoing development of an innovative product that would "shake" the technology industry. Jobs's ideologies intrigued Cook. Cook was employed by Apple in March 1998 as its senior vice president of global operations; piror to his employment, he was warned by then-Compaq CEO that leaving Compaq for Apple was a foolish mistake.
Cook later arose to the rank of chief operation officer, and he managed Apple's global sale operations, including its supply chain, sales, and international markets. He is also a head of Apple’s Macintosh division.
Cook and Jobs can interact in a so-called "high strategic level." In August 2011, A pancreatic cancer-diagnosed Jobs handpicked Cook to succedd him as Apple's new chief executive officer.
== References ==
== External links ==
*Tim Cook at Apple
* at Wikipedia
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