Not for too much longer, hope diversity activists, following the appointment of Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.
Cook's rise to the top of the most valuable company in the world could well mean he has become the world's most powerful gay man.
Cook, who had been notoriously silent on his sexuality before being outed as gay earlier this year by tech media, was ranked number one in Out magazine’s Power 50 index in May, taking over the top spot from US talk show host Ellen Degeneres.
The 50-year-old engineer was noted as a "leader-in-waiting" after taking the CEO reins on numerous occasions while Jobs was on sick leave.
He joined Apple in 1998 and served as Chief Operating Officer responsible for the company's worldwide sales and operations.
He has been described in the past as the genius behind Jobs and a key to the success of Apple's operations. He will now be hailed as a role model for gay people in the corporate world.
Read more at http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/the-worlds-most-powerful-gay-man-tim-cook/story-fn7j19iv-1226122000908
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