Later, he served as the chief operating officer of the computer reseller division of Intelligent Electronics. During this time, Cook also earned his MBA from Duke University, becoming a Fuqua Scholar in 1988. Career Pre-Apple eraĪfter graduating from Auburn University, Cook spent 12 years in IBM's personal computer business, ultimately serving as the director of North American fulfillment. He earned a Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering from Auburn University in 1982, and his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business in 1988. Ĭook graduated from Robertsdale High School in 1978. His father, Donald, was a shipyard worker, and his mother, Geraldine, worked at a pharmacy. He was baptized in a Baptist church and grew up in nearby Robertsdale. 2.2.2 Apple chief executive (2011–present)Ĭook was born in Mobile, Alabama, United States.Outside of Apple, Cook engages in philanthropy, and in March 2015, he said he planned to donate his fortune to charity.
and the National Football Foundation he is a trustee of Duke University, his alma mater. Cook also serves on the boards of directors of Nike, Inc. In 2014, Cook became the first chief executive of a Fortune 500 company to publicly come out as gay. Since 2011 when he took over Apple, to 2020, Cook doubled the company's revenue and profit, and the company's market value increased from $348 billion to $1.9 trillion. During his tenure as the chief executive, he has advocated for the political reformation of international and domestic surveillance, cybersecurity, American manufacturing, and environmental preservation. He was made the chief executive on August 24, 2011, prior to Jobs' death in October of that year.
Ĭook joined Apple in March 1998 as a senior vice president for worldwide operations, and then served as the executive vice president for worldwide sales and operations. Cook previously served as the company's chief operating officer under its co-founder Steve Jobs. Timothy Donald Cook (born November 1, 1960) is an American business executive and engineer who has been the chief executive officer of Apple Inc.
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