Things You Do Not Know About Apple's Gay CEO

By siliconindia   |   Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 22:50 IST   |    3 Comments
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Bangalore: "I want you to be confident that Apple is not going to change. I cherish and celebrate Apple's unique principles and values," said Tim Cook in his letter to Apple staff on his overtaking as Apple's next CEO on 25th August 2011. Apple has been the most innovative organization ever, having given the opportunity to fit in the shoes of Steve Job is definitely a dream come true for Tim Cook, 50. Steve Job's cerebral life has been much talked about ever since he took over as Apple's CEO. From his innovation to his illness have been well covered by every media hub, but one man who missed the lime light is Tim Cook, who has been thoroughly responsible for the success and global recognition that Apple has achieved today. Let's get a sneak peek into the some interesting facets of Tim Cook, unknown, not talked about. 1. Tim Cook on board in 1998
Tim Cook on board in 1998
Jobs took Tim Cook on board in 1998 to oversee the manufacturing of Apple's computers. Tim who was born and brought up in Robertsdale, Alabama is an industrial engineer by training, and had also earned a master's degree in business administration from Duke University in 1988. 2. Most powerful gay
Most powerful gay man
Tim is now the most powerful gay in the world. Cook was recently honored as the number one in the top 50 most powerful LGBT people listed by Out Magazine. But surely this is something we can and should be celebrating, if only in the name of diversity that a company which by some measures the largest and most important in the world is now being run by a gay man. As far as gay role models are concerned, Cook is great as he is the boring systems guy, not the flashy design guru.

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