From his start at Apple, Tim Cook was a numbers guy.
Shortly after Steve Jobs returned to Apple (AAPL) in the late 1990s to rescue the company he had founded, he hired Cook from Compaq to run Apple’s supply chain and operations. Jobs was in charge of the flashy stuff like the new, colorful iMac. Cook needed to make sure Apple could get all the parts it needed. You know – the boring stuff.
As CEO – a job Cook has held for nearly 15 years – Cook has been criticized for lacking Jobs’ flair and ability to promote groundbreaking innovation.
But numbers