1) About Tim cook :
Timothy Donald Cook is an American business executive who has been the seventh chief executive officer of Apple Inc. since 2011. Tim stands as one of the richest CEOs in the world. Tim has been active in philanthropic works too! Before he is being named as CEO in August 2011, he was Apple’s chief operating officer under its co-founder Steve Jobs and was responsible for worldwide sales and operations.
2) Before Apple : He was worked in IBM and Compaq
3) Joining year in Apple : 1998
4) Apple’s biggest acquisition : Under Cook’s leadership, acquisition of “Beats Music” and “Beats Electronics” for $3 billion, in May 2014
5) Other acquisitions include : Under Cook, acquisitions of Akonia Holographics and PullString was made
6) Apple in entertainment medium under Cook’s leadership : Apple TV+
7) Apple collaboration : Under Cook’s leadership, collaboration with ‘Intel’ to procure a smartphone modem for $1 billion
8) The first product announced during his period : Apple watch
9) Other new products include : Clips, Air pods, Retina MacBook, and iconic iPhone X
10) Cook’s view about metaverse : He said, over 14,000 AR apps in the App Store. We see a lot of potential in this space and are investing accordingly.
11) Cook was also named as : One of the world’s most powerful people in Forbes list around seven times
12) Cook Philanthropic Works : He donated $50 million to ‘Stanford’ hospitals, a $50 million donation to the charity ‘Product Red’ and his every fortune to charity
13) Tim Cook’s Managerial Style : He is a “multiplier,” a leader who can make employees smarter, more innovative, and more competent via his leadership style
14) Cook also serves on : The boards of directors of Nike, Inc, and member of the advisory board of Tsinghua University
15) Tim Cook net worth : $ 2 billion as of March 2022
16) Tim Cook salary : Total of $98.7 million in base salary, stock, and other compensation
17) Apple revenue under Cook : $123.9 billion, 11 percent up YoY in the October-December quarter of 2021
18) Leadership lesson from Tim Cook : “Be Focus”, “Be humble”, “Do what you do and do it well” and “Be you and don’t pretend to be anyone else”
19) Interest in cryptocurrency : Tim owns cryptocurrency, but Apple won’t be investing in it
20) Born on : November 01, 1960
21) Born in : Alabama, United States
22) Cook father’s name : Donald Cook was a shipyard worker
23) Cook mother’s name : Geraldine Cook was worked in a pharmacy
24) Cook Education : Auburn University (BSc in industrial engineering in 1982), and Duke University’s (MBA in 1988)
25) Honor awards : Honorary doctorate from George Washington University and honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Glasgow
26) Cook skills : Technology, design, publishing, and entertainment
27) Cook enjoys : Cycling, hiking, and working out at the gym
28) Cook is a fan of : Lance Armstrong, American former professional road racing cyclist
29) Tim cook as the best CEO in office : One of the first through the doors in the morning and the last to leave at night
30) Cook is outspoken on a variety of social issues : Calls on Congress to pass Employment Non-Discrimination Act
31) His inspirational figures : Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy
32) Tim Cook reportedly recommends the book : “Competing Against Time,” by George Stalk Jr. to friends, colleagues, and new hires.
33) Tim cook is : Very calm, steady, but will slice you up with questions
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