---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-25-025275"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AAPL"
cik: "0000320193"
company_name: "Apple Inc."
filed_at: "2025-07-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T08:59:00.613014+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Apple announces COO succession: Sabih Khan to replace Jeff Williams; Williams to retire by year-end

## Summary
- Jeff Williams transitions COO role later this month to Sabih Khan, SVP of Operations.
- Williams will continue overseeing design team, Apple Watch, and Health initiatives until retirement late 2025.
- After Williams' retirement, Apple's design team will report directly to CEO Tim Cook.
- Williams remains reporting to Cook during the transition period.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-25-025275
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AAPL
- cik: 0000320193
- company_name: Apple Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-07-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000114036125025275/0001140361-25-025275-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000114036125025275/ef20051741_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-25-025275
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-25-025275.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-25-025275.txt

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