Indian-American Sabih Khan named Apple’s new Chief Operating Officer

Srinagar, July 9: Sabih Khan, an Indian-American technology executive, has been named the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Apple Inc., the company announced. A veteran at Apple with nearly three decades of service, Khan will officially take over the role later this month, succeeding Jeff Williams. He currently serves as Apple’s Vice President.
Apple CEO Tim Cook hailed Khan as a “brilliant strategist” and credited him as a key force behind the company’s global supply chain. “Sabih leads with heart and values, and I know he will make an exceptional chief operating officer. He helped ensure that Apple can be nimble in response to global challenges,” Cook said in a statement.
Williams, who has overseen major projects including the Apple Watch, will remain with the company until his planned retirement later this year, continuing to lead the design and Apple Watch divisions in the interim.
He was born in 1966 in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, and moved to Singapore at the age of 10. There, he enrolled at Tufts University and earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and mechanical engineering. He later pursued a master’s in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
In 1995, he started working with Apple. During his 30-year stint at the tech company, he played a crucial role in shaping Apple’s global supply chain.
In 2019, he became the senior vice president of operations and was in charge of forming alliances with suppliers of green manufacturing, helping in planet conservation measures.