Tim Cook

American business executive, former Apple executive chairman · United States · Executives · Born 1960 · age 65

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He took the helm after Steve Jobs - a succession everyone watched - and rather than collapse under the mythology, quietly doubled Apple's revenue and tripled its market value to nearly $2 trillion by 2020. In 2014, he became the first Fortune 500 CEO to come out as gay.

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2021Time 100Award2018“The countries that embrace openness do exceptional and the countries that don’t, don’t. It’s not a matter of carving things up between sides.”In their words25 April 2018Bloomberg: Apple's Cook to Meet With Trump Amid China Trade Tensions (25 April 2018)Read the whole statement

2014“When we work on making our devices accessible by the blind, I don’t consider the bloody ROI.”In their wordsMarch 2014At an Apple shareholder meeting in March 2014Read the whole statement

Financial Times Person of the YearAwardMember of the Alabama Academy of HonorAward2013“Our base philosophy is to never fear cannibalization. If we do, somebody else will just cannibalize it. We never fear it.”In their words23 January 2013At Apple's 2013 Q1 earnings call (2013-01-23)Read the whole statement

2012“You can converge a toaster and refrigerator, but these things are probably not going to be pleasing to the user.”In their words24 April 2012During the Q & A session after an earnings call (2012-04-24)Read the whole statement

1960Born1 November 1960

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The countries that embrace openness do exceptional and the countries that don’t, don’t. It’s not a matter of carving things up between sides.
Apr 25, 2018, Bloomberg: Apple's Cook to Meet With Trump Amid China Trade Tensions (25 April 2018), Own words
When we work on making our devices accessible by the blind, I don’t consider the bloody ROI.
Mar 2014, At an Apple shareholder meeting in March 2014, Own words
Our base philosophy is to never fear cannibalization. If we do, somebody else will just cannibalize it. We never fear it.
Jan 23, 2013, At Apple's 2013 Q1 earnings call (2013-01-23), Own words

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Awards

Time 1002021

Member of the Alabama Academy of Honor2014

Financial Times Person of the Year2014

About this person

Timothy Donald Cook was born November 1, 1960, and joined Apple in March 1998 as a senior vice president for worldwide operations, then rose to chief operating officer under Jobs. On August 24, 2011, after Jobs resigned, Cook was appointed CEO - a handoff that meant stepping into the shadow of a legend. He replaced Jobs' micromanagement with a more collaborative culture, advocated for privacy reform and environmental preservation, and between 2011 and 2020 steered Apple's market value from $348 billion to $1.9 trillion; by 2025 the company posted $416 billion in revenue, second among tech firms. Outside Apple he's sat on Nike's board since 2005, pledged his fortune to charity, and in October 2014 received Alabama's highest civic honor after speaking on LGBTQ rights. In April 2026, Apple announced he would step down September 1, with John Ternus named to succeed him.

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