10 things you didn't know about Tim Cook (and you might like to know)

Tim Cook was a great unknown before he became the CEO of the company of the world's best-valued technology. In fact, the beginnings of the current leader have not been easy, because for many of the members of the company he should not be there. He was not the worthy successor to Steve Jobs. In fact, it has shown to have a very broad vision of what the apple company can be, it has a social profile that is showing itself right now, and of course, little by little it is winning over those who at first did not. they recognized him as the ideal candidate.

However, Tim Cook turns out to be a pretty low-key person. No great things are known about him, and that is something that not only does not seem to worry him, but that the CEO of the company likes. Lately he has been a little more present in the media, after his statements about his sexual condition, and for a speech when receiving a mention at a university in which he showed his more humanistic character. Due to the fact that he continues to be a great unknown, today we want to tell you some curiosities of the past and present of Tim Cook

Curiosities about Tim Cook

1. Tim Cook has an engineering degree from Auburn University, although in reality the CEO of Apple hails from North Alabama
2. Tim Cook likes the tranquility, and not having to walk in a hurry, for this reason, he has chosen Palo Alto itself as his residence.
3. Although he currently represents Apple in every way, before accessing that position, Tim Cook worked for IBM for 12 years.
4. Although he does not like stress, he has not minded trying his best for what was his passion. While working at IBM, he studied the Master of Business Administration at Duke University, at night.
5. Tim Cook and Steve Jobs had very little to do with each other. But they both loved the rock of the 60s, and that was one of the passions that those who were and are Apple's biggest bosses shared.
6. While Jobs liked things already, the closest employees say that Tim Cook turns out to be calm in person.
7. For Cook, the ideal vacations would be those with a trekking plan in Yosemite National Park. Does it have something to do with the name of the latest version of Mac OS X?
8. Tim Cook has said on several occasions that he is a follower of the American channels CNBC and ESPN
9. The last thing Jobs told Tim Cook about the future of Apple is to stop thinking about what Jobs would do, and just do what needed to be done.
10. Tim Cook is known for being a philanthropist, and for having a socially oriented personality. You are concerned about many things and most likely all of them could in some way improve the corporate responsibility plans of the company.

Which of these curiosities about Tim coOK surprises you the most? Do you think any other should be added to the list to have the full profile of the current CEO of Apple?