Apple CEO Tim Cook

In 2011 Apple was one of the largest and most admired tech companies in the world. Sales in 2011 were up 65% on the previous year Reaching more than a hundred billion dollars With no sign that Apple was slowing down But in October of that year the world was stunned by the death of Steve Jobs He'd been unwell for some time, but the severity of his illness had been kept hidden from the public. Less than two months later Apple's inimitable founder was dead And as the new CEO Tim Cook was left with the unenviable task Of replacing a man who many believed was irreplaceable. This is the first episode in our four-part series on Apple and Tim Cook