4 Quotes & Sayings By Tim Cook
Tim Cook is the CEO and co-founder of Apple Inc. He is among the world’s richest people, with a net worth of $6.3 billion as of February 2012, the latest Forbes 400 rankings. He is also one of the most influential executives in the world, as evidenced by such honors as Time’s “40 Under 40” and Fortune’s “World’s Greatest Leaders.” Cook was named one of "BusinessWeek's" “25 Most Influential People in Business” and one of “Forbes Magazine's” “World's 100 Most Powerful Women.” The youngest person ever to lead Apple, Cook became CEO in August 2011, just two months after Steve Jobs announced his departure from the company. Cook succeeds Jobs, who announced his resignation on August 24, 2011 after suffering three years of health issues that made him virtually absent from the company.