Apple has introduced that Sabih Khan, the corporate’s vice chairman of operations, will take over for Jeff Williams as chief working officer later this month. In an announcement on Tuesday, Apple stated the transfer is a part of a “long-planned succession” that has Williams retiring on the finish of this yr.
Williams, who oversaw the introduction of the iPod and iPhone, in addition to the Apple Watch, was appointed COO in 2015. He had been seen as a possible successor to CEO Tim Prepare dinner and was known as “Tim Prepare dinner’s Tim Prepare dinner.”
Khan will assume the position of COO later this month, whereas Williams will proceed to supervise design and Apple’s well being initiative till he retires. The design crew, which reported to Williams following the departure of Apple designer Evans Hankey in 2023, will now start reporting on to Prepare dinner later this yr after Williams retires.
Williams joined Apple in 1998, the place he has helped construct out the corporate’s provide chain and “led the hassle on Apple Watch over a decade in the past and architected the corporate’s well being technique,” in keeping with the press launch. Khan labored at Apple for 30 years and have become VP of operations in 2019.