Sabih Khan
Sabih Khan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1966 (age 58–59) |
| Alma mater | Tufts University (BS) RPI (MS) |
| Occupation(s) | SVP of operations, Apple |
Sabih Khan (born 1966) is an Indian-American business executive, who is currently the senior vice president of operations at Apple Inc.[1] He oversees Apple's global supply chain and is responsible for Apple's supplier responsibility programs. He will assume the role of chief operations officer at Apple in July 2025 following the retirement of Jeff Williams.[2]
Early life and education
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
GE Plastics
Khan worked for GE Plastics (now SABIC), where he was an applications development engineer and key account technical leader.[1]
Apple
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 operations officer.[8][9][10]
References
- ^ a b "Apple Leadership – Sabih Khan". Apple.
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- ^ 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.