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Ejecutivo empresarial estadounidense, expresidente ejecutivo de Apple
Timothy Donald Cook es un ejecutivo de negocios estadounidense que se desempeñó como director ejecutivo (CEO) de Apple Inc. desde 2011 hasta 2026, y ha sido el presidente ejecutivo de la compañía desde septiembre de 2026. Cook se unió a la empresa de tecnología en 1998 como vicepresidente senior de operaciones mundiales, y luego se desempeñó como vicepresidente de ventas y operaciones mundiales y después como director de operaciones bajo el cofundador Steve Jobs. Fue nombrado director ejecutivo en 2011, cuando Jobs renunció debido a problemas de salud. Bajo Cook, Apple creció hasta convertirse en una de las compañías más valiosas del mundo; en 2025 era la segunda empresa de tecnología más grande por ingresos en el mundo, en US$416 billion. Cook lideró un plan de sucesión que vio a John Ternus sucederle como CEO.
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“You can converge a toaster and refrigerator, but these things are probably not going to be pleasing to the user.”
“If there was a lot of emotion in my voice today, it's because we've all been waiting for this day for a long time. It felt so great, … the people at this company are doing the best work of their lives, the best work that Apple has ever done.”
“Steve was a genius and a visionary, and I've never viewed that my role was to replace him," said Cook. "Steve was an original. I've never really felt the weight of trying to be Steve. It's not my goal in life. I am who I am. I am focused on that. On being a great CEO of Apple.”
“The countries that embrace openness do exceptional and the countries that don’t, don’t. It’s not a matter of carving things up between sides. I’m going to encourage that calm heads prevail.”
“All of these things are great conveniences of life. They change your daily life in a great way. But if you're getting bombarded by notifications all day long, that's probably a use of the system that might not be so good anymore."”
“* "We believe that privacy is a fundamental human right." ** Source: Apple public statements on privacy (2020s)”
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