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Apple designs and sells consumer electronics and personal computers, and also operates retail stores and streaming service Apple TV+. It is one of the world’s biggest companies and the second-largest mobile phone-maker after Samsung.
Chairman / President
Arthur D. Levinson
CEO / Managing Director
Tim Cook
Tim Cook
CFO / Finance Director
Luca Maestri
Industry
Computer hardware. Computer software. Consumer electronics. Digital distribution
Website
apple.com
Headquarters address
Apple Campus, Cupertino, California, U.S.
Stock Code
NASDAQ: AAPL
Year founded
1976
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President Donald Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook. File photo: AP
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