Apple has announced that Vice President of the company’s Operations Subhay Khan will take over as the Chief Operating Officer of Jeff Williams later this month. In a announcement on Tuesday, Apple said the move was part of a “long -planned succession” in which Williams was retiring later this year.
Williams, who monitored the introduction of the iPod and iPhone as well as the introduction of Apple Watch, was appointed COO in 2015. He was seen as a potential successor to CEO Tim Cook and was called “Tim Cook Tim Cook”. Other potential candidates inside Apple include the alleged hardware engineering chief John Transhad and Software Engineering Leader Craig Ferghi.
This month, Khan will take over the role of the COO, while Williams will continue to monitor the design and Apple’s health initiative until retirement. In March, Bloomberg It has been reported that the Williams Health app is “too much involved” in a plan to improve the AI -powered Health Coach, which is rumored to launch next year.
According to Apple’s press release, the design team, which is reporting Williams after the departure of Apple Designer Eunus Hanki in 2023, will start reporting directly to Apple CEO Tim Cook later this year after Williams retires.
Khan has worked in Apple for 30 years and he became the VP of Operations in 2019. They are leading Apple’s global supply chain that produces more than 200 million iPhone every year, and now faces new challenges as Trump and China Square in the trade war.
According to the press release, Williams joined Apple in 1998, where it helped build the company’s supply chain and “led the effort on Apple Watch a decade ago and armed the company’s health strategy,” according to a press release.
In the press release, Williams writes, “Working with all the amazing people in this company has a lifetime honor, and I can’t thank Tim for this opportunity, its impressive leadership, and our friendship … June on my 27th anniversary with Apple, and with more than 40th, with more than five years in the industry. More time is intended to spend. “
Update, July 8: Add more details about the transfer.
