Business Apple names insider Sabih Khan to replace CEO Tim Cook’s No. 2 executive By Reuters Published July 8, 2025, 6:23 p.m. ET ...

Williams, Cook’s most trusted deputy, will exit in December. Sabih Khan, Apple’s senior vice president of operations, who is in his late 50s, is slated to assume the COO title.

Cook’s long tenure reshapes who can realistically succeed him Tim Cook, 63, will complete his 14th year as head of Apple next month, and I don’t think he’s going anywhere this year.