Apple Inc. has appointed India-origin executive Sabih Khan as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO) marking a significant step in the company’s ongoing leadership transition. Khan 58 who has been with Apple for three decades and currently serves as Senior Vice President of Operations will take over from Jeff Williams later this month the iPhone maker announced in a statement. Before joining Apples procurement group in 1995 he worked as an applications development engineer and key account technical leader at GE Plastics. What Is Apple COO Connection With Uttar Pradesh? Born in 1966 in Moradabad Uttar Pradesh Khan moved to Singapore during his school years before settling in the US. He holds dual bachelors degrees in economics and mechanical engineering from Tufts University and a masters in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). Sabih Khans father Saeed Ullah Khan was a resident of Rampur who had settled in Singapore decades ago. Sabih received his primary education there after which he moved to America and received higher education from there. Sabih Khan’s Career In Apple  He has spent nearly three decades in key roles across the company. He rose through the ranks to become senior vice president of operations in 2019. Over the past six years he has led Apples global supply chain overseeing planning procurement manufacturing logistics and product fulfilment. He has also overseen Apples supplier responsibility programmes that focus on worker protection education and environmental sustainability. Apple highlighted his pivotal contribution in delivering each of Apples innovative products to market. Williams will continue reporting to CEO Tim Cook and overseeing the design team and Apple Watch. Upon his retirement later this year the design team will report directly to Cook. Until now Khan served as Apples Senior Vice President of Operations reporting to outgoing COO Jeff Williams. He will officially step into the COO role later this month. Sabih is a brilliant strategist who has been one of the central architects of Apples supply chain the statement quoted Cook as saying. While overseeing Apples supply chain he has helped pioneer new technologies in advanced manufacturing overseen the expansion of Apples manufacturing footprint in the United States and helped ensure that Apple can be nimble in response to global challenges. The CEO also commended Khan for advancing Apples sustainability goals. He has advanced our ambitious efforts in environmental sustainability helping reduce Apples carbon footprint by more than 60 per cent Cook said. (With Inputs From PTI)