Sabih Khan
Sabih Khan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1966 (age 58–59) |
| Alma mater | Tufts University (BS) RPI (MS) |
| Occupation(s) | COO, Apple |
Sabih Khan (born 1966) is an Indian-American business executive, who is currently the chief operating officer at Apple Inc.[1] He assumed the role following the retirement of Jeff Williams in July 2025, and was previously the senior vice president of operations overseeing Apple's global supply chain and supplier responsibility programs.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Khan was born in 1966 in Moradabad, in Uttar Pradesh, India.[3][4] His family moved to Singapore when he was in fifth grade.[4] He earned a bachelor's degree in economics and mechanical engineering from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, and a master's degree in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.[5]
Career
[edit]GE Plastics
[edit]Khan worked for GE Plastics (now SABIC), where he was an applications development engineer and key account technical leader.[1]
Apple
[edit]Khan joined Apple in 1995.[5]
On June 27, 2019, Khan was named senior vice president of operations, reporting to Jeff Williams.[6] In his role at Apple, Khan's operations department has been responsible for establishing partnerships with green manufacturing suppliers.[5] Additionally, Khan's department was responsible for changes to suppliers' operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
On July 8, 2025, Apple announced that Khan would succeed Williams as Chief Operating Officer.[8][9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Apple Leadership – Sabih Khan". Apple.
- ^ "Apple COO Jeff Williams to Retire in Major Changing of the Guard". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- ^ Hussain, Shaik Zakeer (29 June 2019). "Indian-origin Sabih Khan Promoted To Apple's Senior Vice President Of Operations". The Cognate. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ a b Mukherjee, Amritanshu. "Meet Sabih Khan, Apple's new senior VP of operations, a man from Moradabad and who loves his Parle G". India Today. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ a b c Wuerthele, Mike (27 June 2019). "Sabih Khan promoted to Apple's senior vice president of operations". AppleInsider. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Smith, Dave. "Apple has a new global-supply-chain boss — this anecdote about how he handled a meeting with Tim Cook shows why he's the perfect man for the job". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Peters, Jay (14 May 2020). "Apple's supply chain is making safety changes to protect workers in response to the pandemic". The Verge. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Leswing, Kif (2025-07-08). "Apple says COO Jeff Williams will retire from company later this year". CNBC.
- ^ Forristal, Lauren (2025-07-08). "Apple COO Jeff Williams to step down later this month". TechCrunch.
- ^ Roth, Emma (2025-07-08). "One of Tim Cook's possible successors is leaving Apple". The Verge.
