
2011 میں ایپل کے سی ای او بننے سے پہلے، ٹم کک نے 1998 سے شروع کرتے ہوئے کمپنی میں سینئر آپریشنز اور سپلائی چین کے کردار رکھے، بالآخر چیف آپریٹنگ آفسر کے طور پر کام کیا۔
انہوں نے IBM اور Compaq میں بھی ایک دہائی سے زیادہ وقت مینوفیکچرنگ اور پروکیورمنٹ کی قیادت میں گزارا۔
Cook joined Apple in 1998 as Senior Vice President of Operations. He restructured Apple's manufacturing and supply chain, earning recognition for his efficiency improvements during the company's product expansion under Steve Jobs. His operational expertise became central to Apple's ability to scale globally.
By 2005, Cook became Chief Operating Officer, managing day to day business operations while Jobs focused on product strategy. This role positioned him as Jobs' successor and demonstrated his command of the complex systems required to run a company producing hundreds of millions of devices annually.