>> Apple CEO Tim Cook Among 8 Finalists For Time Magazine’s ‘Person Of The Year’
“Tout le monde se demandait si la firme allait survivre à la disparition du génie de Steve Jobs ou si Tim Cook tiendrait l’étendard de l’héritage pour savoir réinventer… Avec le projet de l’Apple Watch et le lancement de l’iPhone 6 et 6+, c’est ce qu’il a démontré” a expliqué Nancy Gibbs, éditrice du magazine, en dévoilant la liste des finalistes.
En octobre dernier, dénonçant les discriminations faites à certaines communautés ou encore le licenciement sur base de l’orientation sexuelle, le patron d’Apple revendiquait son homosexualité, dans une tribune publiée sur le “Bloomberg Businessweek”. Une décision risquée pour soutenir sans autre considération “toutes celles et ceux qui se sentent seuls et inspirer les engagements en faveur de l’égalité des droits.”
“C’est la première fois qu’un directeur général dans le classement des 500 plus puissants du monde annonce qu’il est homosexuel,” a insisté Nancy Gibbs.
Décernée depuis 1927, le titre récompense des humanitaires, des politiciens, des scientifiques et entrepreneurs qui auront, pour le meilleur ou le pire, le plus influencé la culture et l’actualité au cours de l’année précédente. Tim Cook avait déjà été nominé dans le classement en 2012 mais c’est le président Obama qui l’a remporté, et le Pape François l’année suivante.
Parmi les autres finalistes, on retrouve Vladimir Poutine et Taylor Swift… Jack Ma, le fondateur d’Alibaba… les médecins qui travaillent pour éradiquer le virus Ebola, ainsi que les manifestants de Ferguson, ou encore Roger Goodel, membre de la commission de la league national de football américain, et le président du gouvernement régional du Kurdistan, en Irak, Masoud Barzani.
Souhaitons le meilleur au plus influent 🙂
Terrence Katchadourian
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>> Earlier today Time Magazine today posted its shortlist for the people that are under consideration for the magazine’s annual “Person of the Year” award.
Apple CEO Tim Cook has once again made the nomination list. Time Magazine is recognizing Cook for two reasons, the launch of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus and his decision to tell the world that he is gay, reports Al.com.
In all, eight finalists are in the running for the award. Nancy Gibbs, Time Magazine‘s editor announced the eight finalists this morning on the Today Show.
The “Person of the Year Award” award has been given every year since 1927 to “those who have, for good or for ill, most influenced the news and our lives in the past year.” In the past it has been awarded to humanitarians, politicians, scientists, and entrepreneurs.
Time has added a readers’ choice category to the award, which is given to the newsmaker with the most votes in Time’s poll along with the person of the year the editors choose. This year’s readers’ choice nominees included Rick Perry, Kanye West, and influential entrepreneurs. On Monday, it was announced that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took home the prize.
“Everyone wondered whether he could live up to Steve Jobs’ legacy at Apple of reinventing whole categories regularly. With the Apple Watch, we think he stands a good chance of doing that,” Gibbs said.
In October, Cook announced that he was gay in a letter he wrote for Bloomberg Businessweek. In the letter, Cook said that his decision to come out as gay was done to, “bring comfort to anyone who feels alone and to inspire people to insist on their equality.”
Cook’s competition for the “Person of the Year” award includes, Ferguson protesters, Ebola caregivers, Russian president Vladimir Putin, Taylor Swift, Alibaba CEO Jack Ma, National Football Commissioner Roger Goodall, and acting president of the Iraqi Kurdish Region Masoud Barzani, reports Apple Insider.
Cook is responsible for the introduction of Apple’s iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, Apple Watch, and Apple Pay this year. His decision to come out has made him the first openly gay Fortune 500 CEO.
Cook was nominated in 2012 along with Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer, Bill and Hillary Clinton. The award went to President Barack Obama. In 2013, the award went to Pope Francis.
Tim Cook had a tough act to follow when Apple CEO Steve Jobs passed away. He has filled those shoes well, we’ll see if the editorial staff of Time, who chooses the winner, agrees.
