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Apple Names Sabih Khan as COO in Long-Planned Succession

Jeff Williams remains in charge of design, Apple Watch, health initiatives until his planned year-end retirement.

Sahib Khan, Apple's next COO
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Apple CEO Tim Cook will now lead the company's design.

Overview

  • Sabih Khan, a 30-year Apple veteran and current senior vice president of Operations, will formally take on the chief operating officer role later this month.
  • Jeff Williams will step down as COO at the end of July and continue reporting to CEO Tim Cook while overseeing Apple’s design team, Apple Watch and health programs.
  • Once Williams retires late in 2025, Apple’s design team will transition to report directly to Tim Cook, streamlining its product development leadership.
  • Since 2019, Khan has led Apple’s global supply chain, procurement, manufacturing and logistics efforts, positioning the company for greater operational resilience.
  • Tim Cook praised Khan for pioneering advanced manufacturing technologies and driving environmental sustainability that cut Apple’s carbon footprint by over 60 percent.