Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Fallen Apple: Steve Jobs resigns - The Term Sheet / Dan Primack - CNNMoney. - New APPLE CEO: Tim Cook from Robertsdale Ala., graduated from Auburn

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Steve Jobs has resigned as chief executive officer of Apple (AAPL). The company has promoted chief operating officer Tim Cook to the position of CEO and said that Cook will join the company's board of directors. Jobs will become Apple's chairman.

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Mr. Cook, who was raised in a small town in Alabama, is polite and soft-spoken. He is often described as a “Southern gentleman.”



- Mr. Cook received a degree in industrial engineering from Auburn University in 1982. There, too, he had a reputation for his focus. “He was a very quiet, unassuming individual and very, very intense,” said Saeed Maghsoodloo, an emeritus professor of industrial and systems engineering at Auburn. “I hardly ever saw him asking questions. He sat quietly and studied.”
In 1999, Mr. Cook told Auburn’s alumni magazine that he ended up in the computer industry by accident. At a campus event during his senior year, Mr. Cook was nominated to be the “outstanding engineering graduate.”
Jan 2011: The Understudy Takes The Stage At Apple - NYTimes.com - 

Aug 24, 2011: Steve Jobs Resigns - Tim Cook promoted to CEO at APPLE - Tim Cook from Robertsdale, Ala graduated from Auburn.



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