Jeff Williams, Apple’s chief working officer, is stepping down from his function later this month, as introduced by the corporate on Tuesday. Sabih Khan, who at the moment serves because the senior vice chairman of operations, has been appointed as the brand new COO.
Williams has determined to step down in an effort to retire and hopes to “spend extra time with family and friends, together with 5 grandchildren and counting,” he acknowledged within the press launch.
Earlier than his retirement later this yr, Williams will proceed to report back to CEO Tim Cook dinner and oversee the design crew in addition to the Apple Watch. Following Williams’ retirement, Apple’s design crew will transition to reporting on to Cook dinner.
Having labored at Apple for almost three a long time, Williams has performed a major function in introducing the iPod and iPhone packages, main the event of the Apple Watch, and overseeing the design crew, amongst different contributions.