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Tim Cook — key information
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Career
Career milestones
Key moments in the career of Tim Cook.
- 012016
Meets Chinese officials in May
- 022017
Defends DACA at Bloomberg's forum
- 032018
Privacy speech in Brussels
- 042021
Again on the TIME 100; roughly $750m share payout
- 052025
Apple the world's second-largest tech firm by revenue ($416bn)
- 062026
April – succession announced; he will become Executive Chairman
- 072026
1 September – becomes Executive Chairman of Apple
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Trivia about Tim Cook
Stories and details from the Mediarun newsroom archive.
- Trivia 1
In 2014 he became the first and only Fortune 500 CEO to come out publicly as gay.
- Trivia 2
He was born on 1 November 1960 in Mobile, Alabama, and grew up in nearby Robertsdale.
- Trivia 3
In October 2014 he was inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor.
- Trivia 4
In 2025 Apple under his leadership had $416 billion in revenue.
Trivia about Apple Inc.
- Trivia 1
Apple was founded on 1 April 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne.
- Trivia 2
The company was set up to sell Wozniak's Apple I computer.
- Trivia 3
The famous Macintosh advert “1984” was directed by Ridley Scott and aired during Super Bowl XVIII.
- Trivia 4
In 2018 Apple became the first publicly traded US company valued at over $1 trillion.
Decisions
Key decisions
- 2011Becoming CEO
He succeeded Steve Jobs as CEO of Apple.
- 2016Talks with Beijing
He travelled to China after authorities shut the iTunes and Apple Books stores.
- 2018Data privacy
In Brussels he criticised tech firms' data stockpiling as surveillance.
- 2026Handing over the CEO role
He handed the CEO role to John Ternus and became Executive Chairman.
In brief
Key facts
- 01Born in 1960 in Alabama (USA)
- 02CEO of Apple 2011–2026
- 03Executive Chairman of Apple since 1 September 2026
- 04Graduate of Auburn University and Duke University (MBA)
Sources
Data sources
- —en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Cook
- —pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Cook
- —wikidata.org/wiki/Q265852
- —commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tim_Cook_in_New_York_City_-_2026_(cropped).jpg
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- —macrumors.com/2026/09/01/john-ternus-is-now-apple-ceo/
- —apple.com/uk/newsroom/2026/04/tim-cook-to-become-apple-executive-chairman-john-
Tim Cook
Biography
Since 1 September 2026 Tim Cook has been Executive Chairman of Apple's board.
For 15 years, from 2011, he was the company's CEO, having taken over from Steve Jobs.
He joined Apple in 1998 and built its global supply chain.
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