After Steve Jobs officially announced his resignation, immediately pointed to Apple’s Tim Cook, Chief Operating Officer (COO) Apple as a replacement.

As quoted from the Wall Street Journal on Thursday (08/25/2011), Parties Apple said that Steve Jobs wrote his resignation letter on Wednesday and suggested that Tim Cook was appointed as his successor. Cook also stated by Apple will soon fill the vacant positions.

“Apple’s Board of Directors has agreed that Cook is the right person to be CEO of Apple’s latest,” said Art Levinson, Genentech chairman and board member of Apple.

But Levinson also said that Jobs will remain will help Apple from behind the scenes through creativity, vision and inspiration.

Tim Cook 50-year-old was seen by Apple as a good candidate as a successor to Steve Jobs. Cook who had joined 13 years at Apple, go after Jobs returned to the company in 1997.

The biggest challenge faced by Cook is how large it could fill the position vacated by Jobs. How not, Jobs not only as one of the founders of Apple, but also managed to generate the Apple almost went bankrupt in 1997. Jobs also seen as one of the key behind the Apple Macintosh computer business and products known as iPod, iPhone and iPad.

Cook formerly worked for International Business Machines Corp. and Compaq Computer Corp., known as a genius who helped the manufacturing process and supply chain provider of Apple products in China. In 2005 Cook began to occupy the position as COO of Apple.

Unlike Steve Jobs is a charismatic and often appears in front, Cook is more likely to prefer working behind the scenes, and away from the media spotlight.