Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook a 13-year veteran of Apple is taking over for co-founder Steve Jobs as Apple’s CEO. Cook has been running Apple’s day-to-day operations since January when Jobs went on medical leave. Jobs was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer in 2004. He announced his resignation in a letter yesterday. Apple’s shares fell more than 5 percent in after-hours trading on the news.
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