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 mentioned the transfer is a part of a “long-planned succession” that has Williams retiring on the finish of this 12 months.
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 Cook dinner and was called “Tim Cook dinner’s Tim Cook dinner.”
Khan will assume the function of COO later this month, whereas Williams will proceed to supervise design and Apple’s well being initiative. In March, Bloomberg reported that Williams is “closely concerned” in a plan to revamp the Well being app with an AI-powered well being coach that’s rumored to launch next year.
The design crew, which has been reporting to Williams following the departure of Apple designer Evans Hankey in 2023, will start reporting on to Apple CEO Tim Cook dinner later this 12 months after Williams retires, in keeping with Apple’s press launch.
Khan has labored at Apple for 30 years and have become VP of operations in 2019, main Apple’s international provide chain that produces greater than 200 million iPhones yearly, and now faces new challenges as Trump and China sq. off in a commerce struggle.
Williams joined Apple in 1998, the place he has helped construct out the corporate’s provide chain and “led the trouble on Apple Watch over a decade in the past and architected the corporate’s well being technique,” in keeping with the press launch.