Hyderabad, July 9 -- Apple has appointed Indian-origin executive Sabih Khan as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO).

The tech giant announced on Tuesday that Khan who is 30-year will succeed Jeff Williams in the role.

Journey of Sabih Khan at Apple

Khan is currently Apple's Senior Vice President of Operations. He has been instrumental in streamlining the company's global supply chain.

He joined Apple in 1995 as part of its procurement team. Earlier he worked at GE Plastics as an applications development engineer.

Leadership transition, future plans

While, Sabih Khan will work as COO, the outgoing COO Jeff Williams has been with Apple for over two decades. He will continue reporting to CEO Tim Cook until his retirement later this ye...