Sabih Khan Explained
Sabih Khan (born 1966) is an Indian-American business executive, who is the senior vice president (SVP) of operations at Apple Inc. He oversees Apple's global supply chain, and is responsible for Apple's supplier responsibility programs.
Early life and education
Khan was born in 1966 in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] [2] His family moved to Singapore when he was in fifth grade. He earned a bachelor of economics and mechanical engineering from Tufts University, and a master's degree in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.[3]
Career
GE Plastics
Khan worked for GE Plastics (now SABIC), where he was an applications development engineer and key account technical leader.[4]
Apple
Khan joined Apple in 1995. On June 27, 2019, Khan was named senior vice president of operations, reporting to Jeff Williams.[5] In his role at Apple, Khan's operations department has been responsible for establishing partnerships with green manufacturing suppliers. Additionally, Khan's department was responsible for changes to suppliers' operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Hussain . Shaik Zakeer . Indian-origin Sabih Khan Promoted To Apple's Senior Vice President Of Operations . The Cognate . 3 October 2023 . 29 June 2019 . 27 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211027205337/https://thecognate.com/indian-origin-sabih-khan-promoted-to-apples-senior-vice-president-of-operations/ . live .
- News: Mukherjee . Amritanshu . Meet Sabih Khan, Apple's new senior VP of operations, a man from Moradabad and who loves his Parle G . 3 October 2023 . India Today . en.
- Web site: Wuerthele . Mike . Sabih Khan promoted to Apple's senior vice president of operations . AppleInsider . 3 October 2023 . en . 27 June 2019 . 31 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220831075901/https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/06/27/sabih-khan-promoted-to-apples-senior-vice-president-of-operations . live .
- Web site: Apple Leadership - Sabih Khan . Apple . 3 October 2023 . 17 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230917082009/https://www.apple.com/leadership/sabih-khan/ . live .
- Web site: Smith . Dave . Apple has a new global-supply-chain boss — this anecdote about how he handled a meeting with Tim Cook shows why he's the perfect man for the job . Business Insider . 3 October 2023 . 30 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200530061029/https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-promotes-sabih-khan-svp-operations-tim-cook-china-story-2019-6 . live .
- News: Peters . Jay . Apple's supply chain is making safety changes to protect workers in response to the pandemic . The Verge . 14 May 2020 . 3 October 2023 . 29 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221129025351/https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/14/21259196/apple-global-supply-chain-protect-workers-covid-19-pandemic-sabih-khan . live .
