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.

Jeff Williams has been Apple's Chief Operating Officer since 2010, but he's begun his retirement process and will be passing the reins to Sabih Khan.