The Power List: TIM COOK

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CEO, Apple, 51
Last year, Cook was still the man-in-waiting, assuming control of Apple, but still in the shadow of Steve Jobs. More of a manager than an oracle, Cook is now fully in charge of the world's most valuable company -- it surpassed ExxonMobil in 2012 -- which means it's his show to run.