Tim Cook, the chief executive officer of Apple, is presently in India for the inauguration of the company’s first official retail store in Mumbai BKC. After meeting Mukesh Ambani’s children Akash Ambani and Isha Ambani, the top Apple executive was recently observed exiting the Rs 15,000 crore Antilia home.
Along with Madhuri Dixit and Neha Dhupi, Cook indulged in popular Indian refreshments. He is also anticipated to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi prior to the inauguration of the Apple store in the Select Citywalk complex in Saket, Delhi.
Tim Cook is currently one of the most-talked-about individuals in the country, and his visit is believed to signal Apple’s commitment to expansion in India. A few analysts also believe that India is Apple’s next China. But why is Tim Cook so well-liked within the technology community?
Tim Cook was designated Apple CEO in 2011 following Steve Jobs’ passing.
Tim Cook joined Apple in 1998, and prior to his promotion to CEO, he served as a chief operating officer under Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs was born in Alabama, United States, to a shipyard worker father and a pharmacist mother. After concluding his education, he spent 12 years at IBM before joining the organization that will eternally alter his life. Cook has disclosed that after meeting Steve Jobs, he decided to join Apple. Since then, the executive has played a significant role in helping Apple become one of the world’s most valuable companies.
Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, has a net worth greater than Rs 14,000 crore
According to Forbes, Tim Cook’s current net worth exceeds Rs 14,000 crore ($1.8 billion). Tim Cook has helped the tech colossus double its revenue and profits since becoming CEO. Apple is currently one of the most profitable companies in the world, with a total net worth of more than $2 trillion, and Cook possesses more than 3 million shares or less than 1% of the company. Cook has already sold shares worth hundreds of millions of dollars over the years.
In 2014, Tim Cook came out as homosexual.
Tim Cook is the first CEO of a Fortune 500 company to come out as homosexual in public. Cook believes that being homosexual is one of God’s finest gifts to him.
He is a fitness enthusiast, and his influence on recent Apple products is evident. Cook and Steve Jobs shared an uncommon blood type, and Cook donated a portion of his liver to Jobs in 2009. Jobs responded by shouting, “I will never allow you to do that. That will never happen.”