Apple on Tuesday named insider Sabih Khan as its chief operating officer, taking over from Jeff Williams, as part of a long-planned succession. Khan, who has been with Apple for 30 years and is currently the senior vice president of operations,

Sabih Khan, a 30-year veteran at Apple, currently serves as senior vice president of operations and will assume his new role later this month.

Tech giant Apple on Wednesday elevated Moradabad-born Sabih Khan as its chief operating officer (coo), often considered the #2 in a company's leadership hierarchy, putting yet another Indian-American executive on track to lead a major tech global corporation.