Timothy
D. "Tim" Cook (born November 1, 1960) is the CEO of Apple Inc. 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
pancreatic 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.
Early Years
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.
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