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NORCROSS, Ga., April 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) welcomes Apple CEO Tim Cook to its virtual Annual Conference & Expo to receive the Captains of Industry Award. The award is the Institute s highest honor that is bestowed solely on business, industry and government leaders.
Cook has ties with the Institute that go back to his student days and holds a degree in industrial engineering from Auburn University where he was a student member of IISE (then IIE – Institute of Industrial Engineers) at the time. On behalf of our leaders and members within the Institute and the profession, IISE is thrilled to recognize such a world-renowned business leader at this year s Annual Conference, said Don Greene, IISE CEO and Fellow. Tim Cook is at the helm of a company whose products have helped to change so many lives around the world. He is an inspiration to industrial engineers everywhere, demonstrati