Tim Cook is CNN Money's CEO of the Year for 2014
CNN Money has named Apple's Tim Cook as the best CEO of 2014. Citing a rise in the value of the company's stock by 40 percent during the year, a share price near an all-time high, and very successful launches of both the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus and Apple Pay, Cook beat out BlackBerry's John Chen, Microsoft's Satya Nadella, and GM's Mary Barra - among others - for the prestigious spot on the list.
The site had this to say about Cook:
Cook has arguably the toughest CEO job in America. He's had to convince skeptics that Apple can still innovate after the death of Steve Jobs. He's proven all the naysayers wrong.
Cook was also recently lauded by the Financial Times as "Person of the Year", praising him for leading the company through the release of Apple Pay and the impending launch of Apple Watch, as well as for putting principles (renewable energy, human rights, and accessibility to name a few) before profits.
