2015-03-27 16:12 Author: Thomas Domanski
Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, said in an interview for the magazine “Fortune” after the financing of education that his nephew is going to give the whole estate to charity.
In its decision somehow Cook follows the path marked out by his predecessor. Steve Jobs was known that since 2003, the company fetch only from its payment in the amount of $ 1 per year. Besides not received any additional remuneration in another form – share options, bonuses and the like.
According to estimates of the “Fortune”, the amount of which may be referred to in case it cook approx. $ 785 million. Current CEO: Apple has in the company shares with a value of 120 million. An additional sum comes from the possible options that will give the final amount, if they are in full encashed.
Luxury magazine puts cook in one of a number of other high profile charity propagators in the technology industry. In comparison to the billions spent on philanthropy that Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg, the contribution of the Cook may seem modest. However, he says in an interview with “Fortune”, he wants to be like “a pebble in the pond, which produces waves of positive change.” 785-millionth pebble.
President of Apple, in contrast to the above-mentioned, since taking this role also remained outside the headlights, very caring about privacy and not flaunting the decisions concerning their wealth. Changing this approach can attest to the fact that Cook began some serious thinking about his public image.
In addition to the announcement of plans for philanthropy, Cook also recently admitted openly for gay and expressed opposition to discrimination against gays, lesbians , bisexual and transgender during his speech in the Alabama Academy of Science.
The sale was released recently a new biography of Steve Jobs by Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeliego. In the light of a new wave of interest in the life of the founder of Apple, Cook decisions may also be associated with his own desire to save in history. Apart from this, it certainly is worth praise.
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