About Tim cook: Tim Cook grew up in Robertsdale, Alabama, near Mobile. His father was a shipyard worker, and his mother was a homemaker. Cook graduated from high school at Robertsdale High School, he earned a B.S. degree in industrial engineering from Auburn University in 1982, and his M.B.A from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business in 1988. Cook served as the chief operating officer of the computer reseller division of Intelligent Electronics. He also spent 12 years in IBM's personal computer business as the director of North American Fulfillment. Cook was VP for Corporate Materials at Compaq for seven months before he was hired by Steve Jobs to join Apple in 1998.
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