Tim Cook
Timothy Donald Cook is an American business executive who is the current chief executive officer of Apple Inc. Cook had previously been the company's chief operating officer under its co-founder Steve Jobs. Cook joined Apple in March 1998 as a senior vice president for worldwide operations, and then as executive vice president for worldwide sales and operations. He was appointed chief executive on August 24, 2011 after Jobs, who was ill and died that October, resigned. During his tenure as the chief executive, he has advocated for the political reform of international and domestic surveillance, cybersecurity, American manufacturing, and environmental preservation.
Some of the key events about Tim Cook
- 1982Joined IBM and quickly rose through the ranks in the company's PC division
- 1994Became Chief Operating Officer of the Reseller Division at Intelligent Electronics
- 1998Joined Compaq as Vice President of Corporate Materials
- 1998Recruited by Steve Jobs to join Apple as Senior Vice President for Worldwide Operations
- 2005Named Chief Operating Officer of Apple
- 2009Served as interim CEO of Apple during Steve Jobs' medical leave
- 2011Became CEO of Apple, succeeding Steve Jobs
- 2011Faced criticism for Apple's labor practices in Chinese factories
- 2012Oversaw the release of Apple Maps, which was widely panned for inaccuracies and errors
- 2013Testified before the U.S. Senate about Apple's tax practices and offshore holdings
- 2014Publicly came out as gay, becoming the first openly gay CEO of a Fortune 500 company
- 2014Faced backlash for automatically adding U2's album to all iTunes users' libraries
- 2015Announced the creation of the Apple Watch, expanding Apple into the wearable technology market
- 2015Launched the Apple Watch to mixed reviews and lower-than-expected sales
- 2016Engaged in a public dispute with the FBI over unlocking a terrorist's iPhone
- 2017Admitted to slowing down older iPhones, leading to widespread criticism and lawsuits
- 2018Faced scrutiny over Apple's $1 trillion market valuation amid concerns about tech industry power
- 2019Removed Hong Kong protest app from App Store, drawing criticism for bowing to Chinese pressure
- 2020Led Apple to become the first U.S. company to reach a $2 trillion market capitalization
- 2020Testified before Congress regarding antitrust concerns about the App Store's practices
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