Timothy Cook vs John Chen | Comparably
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Apple Claimed Company
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
3210
TOTAL
RATINGS
30564
BlackBerry
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
77
TOTAL
RATINGS
903

Timothy Cook vs John Chen

Timothy Cook Apple's CEO
Timothy Cook
Apple
Top 10%
Top 10% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
A
78/100
VS
John Chen BlackBerry's CEO
John Chen
BlackBerry
Bottom 45%
Bottom 45% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
C
65/100

Apple vs BlackBerry CEO Comparison Summary

Employees at Apple rank Timothy Cook in the Top 20% of CEOs in San Francisco. Comparatively, employees at BlackBerry rank John Chen in the Top 50% of CEOs in Waterloo, IA. Employees rate their CEO differently based on the frequency of interaction, ability to affect company culture, and drive measurable results.

Gender Score

Timothy Cook Apple's CEO
Timothy Cook
Apple
Top 5%
Top 5% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
A+
Gender

Women at Apple rated their CEO an A+

John Chen BlackBerry's CEO
John Chen
BlackBerry
Top 5%
Top 5% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
A+
Gender

Women at BlackBerry rated their CEO an A+

Diversity Score

Timothy Cook Apple's CEO
Timothy Cook
Apple
Top 10%
Top 10% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
A
Diversity

Diverse Employees at Apple rated their CEO an A

John Chen BlackBerry's CEO
John Chen
BlackBerry
Top 40%
Top 40% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
B-
Diversity

Diverse Employees at BlackBerry rated their CEO a B-

Question:
Do you approve of your CEOs management style?

Question:
How would you rate the effectiveness of your CEO to drive business results?

Timothy Cook Apple's CEO
Timothy Cook
Apple
Excellent
33%
Good
41%
Average
24%
Poor
2%
Very Bad
0%
John Chen BlackBerry's CEO
John Chen
BlackBerry
Excellent
67%
Good
0%
Average
33%
Poor
0%
Very Bad
0%

Who Ranks the CEO highest?

At Apple, employees in the Customer Success department rate Timothy Cook the highest. According to employees, Timothy Cook's ability to drive business results is Good. At BlackBerry, the Engineering department's employees rate their CEO highest. And, 50% of BlackBerry's employees approve of their CEO's management style.

Timothy Cook Apple's CEO
Timothy Cook
Apple
95/100Department - Customer Success
80/100Ethnicity - Hispanic or Latino
86/100Tenure - Over 10 Years
83/100Education - Doctoral or professional
80/100Experience - 1 to 3 Years
John Chen BlackBerry's CEO
John Chen
BlackBerry
57/100Department - Engineering
80/100Ethnicity - Asian or Pacific Islander
70/100Tenure - 1 to 2 Years
83/100Education - Master's
60/100Experience - 6 to 10 Years