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Apple on Tuesday named insider Sabih Khan as its chief operating officer, taking over from Jeff Williams, as part of a long-planned succession. Khan, an Indian-origin man, who has been with Apple for 30 years and is currently the senior vice president of operations, will take on the new
role later this month, the iPhone maker said in a statement.

Before joining Apple's procurement group in 1995, he worked as an applications development engineer and key account technical leader at GE Plastics. Williams will continue to report to CEO Tim Cook and oversee the company's design team and Apple Watch. The design team will report directly to Cook after Williams retires late in the year.

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"Brilliant strategist": Tim Cooks calls Sabih Khan 

“Sabih is a brilliant strategist who has been one of the central architects of Apple’s supply chain,” Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, said in a statement released on its website. “While overseeing Apple’s supply chain, he has helped pioneer new technologies in advanced manufacturing, overseen the expansion of Apple’s manufacturing footprint in the United States, and helped ensure that Apple can be nimble in response to global challenges. He has advanced our ambitious efforts in environmental sustainability, helping reduce Apple’s carbon footprint by more than 60 percent. Above all, Sabih leads with his heart and his values, and I know he will make an exceptional chief operating officer," added Cook.

Who is Sabih Khan?

Sabih Khan's journey began in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, where he was born in 1966. His family later relocated to Singapore and eventually the United States, where he pursued his academic endeavours. Khan's academic achievements include dual bachelor's degrees in economics and mechanical engineering from Tufts University, followed by a master's degree in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).

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Khan has been at Apple for 30 years and joined the executive team as senior vice president of Operations in 2019. He has been in charge of Apple’s global supply chain for the past six years, ensuring product quality and overseeing planning, procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and product fulfillment functions, as well as Apple’s supplier responsibility programs that protect and educate workers at production facilities around the world.

Before joining Apple’s procurement group in 1995, Khan worked as an applications development engineer and key account technical leader at GE Plastics. He earned bachelor’s degrees in economics and mechanical engineering from Tufts University and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

(With inputs from agency)