2023-12-16 07:00:27
They run economic empires, have often hit the headlines, but who are really the big bosses of Tech? To get to know them better, we came up with the idea of writing this new article dedicated to Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple. Here are 3 little-known anecdotes about this famous leader.
A very special morning ritual
Tim Cook is clearly not the type to let himself live. The CEO generally gets up at 3:30 a.m., and immediately checks his emails. He has a lot to do, because he receives hundreds of them a day, and wants to read them all. The business manager also said he appreciated these moments: “The morning is yours. Or should I say, the start of the morning is yours”.
Then, around 5 a.m., Tim Cook goes to the gym several days a week. He explained that this physical activity was essential in his stress management. After the session is over, he often goes to a Starbucks to have breakfast. At least that’s what he did in the early 2010s before becoming famous.
It is then time to start the morning of work. The CEO is also known for organizing very long and quite demanding meetings for his colleagues. They can sometimes even last five to six hours.
An atypical billionaire
Tom Cook is very rich, but he clashes in the world of great American fortunes. Few months ago, Forbes estimated his fortune at $1.8 billion. He is thus one of the rare American billionaires not to have founded his own company.
He was able to obtain this heritage thanks to a very generous portion of remuneration made up of salary, bonuses, but also shares. A godsend as Apple’s share price has soared on the stock market in recent years.
Tim Cook worked for an Apple rival
Tim Cook rose through the ranks at the Cupertino company, holding the positions of vice president, executive vice president and chief operating officer. But what we know a little less is that the leader did not always work for the apple brand.
Upon leaving university, the CEO first signed with IBM where he served as director of procurement for the company’s North American division. In total, he worked for this large company for 12 years.
If you liked this article, you can always reread the previous part of this series. We’ve collected three surprising anecdotes about Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.
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