Tim Cook

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Timothy Donald "Tim" Cook (born November 1, 1960 in Mobile , Alabama ) is an American manager and chief executive officer (CEO) of Apple . From January to the end of June 2009 and from January 17, 2011, he replaced his predecessor Steve Jobs when he took time off for health reasons. On August 24, 2011, Cook took Jobs permanently.

Life

Cook grew up in Robertsdale in the US state of Alabama. His father was a foreman in a shipyard and his mother was an employee in a pharmacy. He is the second of three sons.

On October 30, 2014, Cook became the first American top manager ( Fortune 500 ) to speak publicly about his homosexuality . In an article for Bloomberg Businessweek he wrote: “ I'm proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me. "(" I am proud to be gay and consider this one of the greatest gifts God has given me. ")

Career

Cook studied until 1982 Industrial Engineering at Auburn University and completed his MBA in 1988 at the Business School of Duke University . At the same time, he worked for IBM from 1983 , where he was most recently responsible for manufacturing and sales of the PC division in North and South America. Between 1994 and 1997, Cook was the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Reseller Division at Intelligent Electronics , a computer retailer with close ties to Apple. After the break-up of Intelligent Electronics in 1997, he worked for Compaq for six months (as Vice President for Corporate Materials ).

Cook joined Apple in 1998 after being personally recruited by Steve Jobs. He was initially Senior Vice President of Operations , from 2002 Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Operations and from 2004 also responsible for the Macintosh business. In October 2005, he became Apple's COO. In November 2005, Cook became a member of Nike's Board of Directors .

Cook had already represented Jobs as CEO in 2004. In 2009, he represented Jobs again for a few months because he had to undergo a liver transplant . On January 17, 2011, Jobs announced that he needed another break for health reasons. Cook then initially led the group on a representative basis and was officially appointed CEO on August 24, 2011 after Steve Jobs resigned.

In October 2012, Cook completely reorganized the management floor at Apple: Scott Forstall was fired after conflicts with Jonathan Ive and Apple Maps , which was criticized when it was introduced . As a result, I've been given more responsibility for the design of the Apple iOS mobile operating system . Craig Federighi also took control of iOS software development . Apple, led by Cook et al. a. the iPad mini , a heavily redesigned Mac Pro , the Apple Watch , the AirPods , the HomePod and the iPhone X out.

Cook in the media

In 2012 and 2013 Cook appeared at the D: All Things Digital conference, organized by Walter Mossberg and Kara Swisher , to talk about his company, its products and the digital market. Like his predecessor Steve Jobs, he hardly gives any information about private or internal developments at Apple. A half- to full-hour conversation with Tim Cook was auctioned for $ 610,000 at a charity auction in May 2013. At around the same time as the iPhone 5s went on sale , Cook tweeted publicly for the first time in 2013.

capital

According to Fortune , Cook has Apple shares valued at about $ 120 million. In addition, there are options with a current value of $ 665 million that Cook could redeem in the coming years. In March 2015, he told Fortune that he would donate all of his assets to charity. Cook owns over $ 1 billion as of August 2020.

literature

  • Leander Kahney: Tim Cook. The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level . Penguin Random House, 2019, ISBN 978-0-525-53760-1 (English).
  • Leander Kahney: Tim Cook. The genius that continues Apple's success story. Plassen, Kulmbach 2019, ISBN 978-3-86470-651-6 (with references).
  • Helene Laube, Guido Mingels: The Eternal Successor. Tim Cook turned Apple into a highly profitable company - and a boring one . In: Der Spiegel . No. 13 , 23 March 2019, p. 60-65 .

Web links

Commons : Tim Cook  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Michael Finch: Tim Cook - Apple CEO and Robertsdale's favorite son - still finds time to return to his Baldwin County roots. In: AL.com on February 24, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  2. ↑ derNewsticker.de: Apple boss Steve Jobs withdraws due to illness January 15, 2009, accessed on January 15, 2009.
  3. ↑ ManagerMagazin: Apple boss Jobs takes another break , accessed on January 17, 2011.
  4. ↑ a b Apple: Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO of Apple. August 24, 2011
  5. ↑ a b Apple: Letter from Steve Jobs. August 24, 2011
  6. ↑ a b Apple boss Steve Jobs resigns with immediate effect in: Focus Online from August 25, 2011
  7. ↑ Marc Pitzke: Coming-out of the Apple boss: Tim Cook breaks the last taboo. In: Spiegel Online . October 31, 2014, accessed June 9, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Tim Cook Speaks Up . In: Bloomberg Businessweek , October 30, 2014
  9. ^ A b Sharla Wright: Engineering Alumnus Named COO of Apple , Auburn University . October 25, 2005. Archived from the original on June 16, 2007. Retrieved on August 25, 2011. 
  10. ↑ Julia Love: Fuqua grad takes reins at Apple , The Chronicle . January 14, 2009. Archived from the original on February 1, 2010. Retrieved on August 25, 2011. 
  11. ↑ Apple.com: Tim Cook's profile , accessed September 14, 2011.
  12. ↑ DailyTech: Meet Apple's new CEO, Tim Cook ( Memento August 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) August 24, 2011, accessed on September 14, 2011.
  13. ↑ FTD.de: Forced time-out - Steve Jobs is sick again ( memento from January 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on January 17, 2011.
  14. ↑ Apple: Apple Announces Changes to Increase Collaboration Across Hardware, Software & Services. October 29, 2012, accessed February 5, 2016.
  15. ↑ Kara Swisher: Apple CEO Tim Cook to Appear as Opening Speaker at the D10 Conference. AllThingsD.com on April 10, 2012, accessed June 1, 2014.
  16. ↑ Macrumors.com: Full Video of Tim Cook's D11 Interview Now Available. May 29, 2013, accessed June 1, 2014.
  17. ^ "All Things D Speaker: Tim Cook , accessed September 22, 2013
  18. ↑ Apple boss: For a coffee with Tim Cook - for $ 610,000 - Spiegel Online , accessed September 22, 2013
  19. ↑ Handelsblatt: Apple boss Tim Cook is now on Twitter. , accessed September 22, 2013
  20. ↑ Apple boss wants to donate his fortune , accessed on March 27, 2015
  21. ↑ 785 million US dollars: Apple boss Cook wants to distribute his entire fortune , accessed on March 27, 2015
  22. ↑ fortune.com: Apple's Tim Cook leads different , accessed March 26, 2015
  23. ↑ Gay money nobility: Tim Cook is now a billionaire. In: Queer.de. August 11, 2020, accessed on August 11, 2020 .
  24. ↑ Anders Melin and Tom Metcalf: Tim Cook Hits Billionaire Status With Apple Nearing $ 2 Trillion. In: bloomberg.com. August 10, 2020, accessed on August 11, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Cook, Tim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cook, Timothy Donald (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American manager
DATE OF BIRTH November 1, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Mobile , United States