Tim Cook recently broke Steve Jobs ' record, becoming the longest-serving CEO of Apple. Previously, the longest tenure in this position belonged to Steve Jobs with 4,249 days . As of last Thursday, Cook had 4,250 days on the couch.
Apple history: Jobs and Cook
Meanwhile, five CEOs served in the first two decades of Apple's history, as Steve Jobs was considered too young and inexperienced to run the company. Here is a list of these managers:
- Michael Scott (1977–1981)
- Mike Markkula (1981–1983)
- John Sculley (1983–1993)
- Michael Spindler (1993–1996)
- Gil Amelio (1996–1997)
The biggest contributors to Apple were, of course, Steve Jobs and Tim Cook. As CEO, Jobs introduced the iPhone and iPad to the world, bringing Apple back from the brink of bankruptcy . Tim Cook helped launch the Apple Watch and AirPods . At his time, Apple became the first publicly traded US company with a market capitalization of $2 trillion .
