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Tim Cook

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    Tim Cook

  • Cook Graduates High School

    • He graduated from Robertsdale High School
    • He was the second in his class

  • Cook Graduates from Auburn Univ. in Alabama

    • He received a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering

  • Cook Graduated from Business School

    • He graduated from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business
    • He received a Master of Business Administration Degree
    • He warned the title of Fuqua Scholar, an honor given only to students at the the business school who graduate in the top 10 percent of their class

  • Intelligent Electronics

    • Following a career at IBM, Cook became a chief operating officer (Reseller Division) at Intelligent Electronics

  • Compaq Computer Corporation

    • Cook was the Vice President of Corporate Materials

  • His Start at Apple Inc.

    • After working at Compaq for only 6 months, Cook began working for Apple
    • As the corporation's chief operating officer, Cook was responsible for managing all sales and operations worldwide, including sales activities, and service and support. He was also a leader of the company's Macintosh division and in developing reseller/supplier relationship strategies

  • Apple's New CEO

    • Cook is named Apple's new CEO
    • In addition to serving as CEO, Cook sits on the corporation's board of directors

  • 2011 Salary Outlook

    • In 2011, Cook reportedly made $378 million in total compensation

  • Apple Buys Beats

    • Apple announced its biggest acquisition to date when it bought Beats Music and Beats Electronics for $3 billion

  • New iPhone Release

    • Cook unveiled the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

  • Cook Announced That He Is Gay

    • In October 2014, Cook confirmed in an opinion piece he wrote for Bloomberg Businessweek that he is gay
    • “While I have never denied my sexuality, I haven’t publicly acknowledged it either, until now,” he wrote

  • WWDC / New OS X Reveal

    • Cook announced the latest version of the Apple operating system for desktop and mobile, OSX Yosemite

  • Named World's Greatest Leader

    • Cook was named one of Forbes magazine's "World's Most Powerful People