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Sabih Khan

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Sabih Khan
Born1966 (age 57–58)
Alma materTufts University (BSE)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (MS)
Occupation(s)SVP of operations, Apple

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

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Khan was born in 1966 in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.[1][2] His family moved to Singapore when he was in fifth grade.[2] 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

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GE Plastics

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Khan worked for GE Plastics (now SABIC), where he was an applications development engineer and key account technical leader.[4]

Apple

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Khan joined Apple in 1995.[3] 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.[3] Additionally, Khan's department was responsible for changes to suppliers' operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Hussain, Shaik Zakeer (29 June 2019). "Indian-origin Sabih Khan Promoted To Apple's Senior Vice President Of Operations". The Cognate. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b Mukherjee, Amritanshu. "Meet Sabih Khan, Apple's new senior VP of operations, a man from Moradabad and who loves his Parle G". India Today. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Wuerthele, Mike (27 June 2019). "Sabih Khan promoted to Apple's senior vice president of operations". AppleInsider. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Apple Leadership - Sabih Khan". Apple. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  5. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  6. ^ Peters, Jay (14 May 2020). "Apple's supply chain is making safety changes to protect workers in response to the pandemic". The Verge. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.