COO Jeff Williams steps down and Sabih Khan becomes Tim Cook’s Tim Cook.

Apple Newsroom on July 8th:

Apple today announced Jeff Williams will transition his role as chief operating officer later this month to Sabih Khan, Apple’s senior vice president of Operations, as part of a long-planned succession. Williams will continue reporting to Apple CEO Tim Cook and overseeing Apple’s world-class design team and Apple Watch alongside the company’s Health initiatives. Apple’s design team will then transition to reporting directly to Cook after Williams retires late in the year.

This Fall will probably be the last time Jeff Williams reveals a new Apple Watch to the public. It’s been Williams since the beginning, and I would describe his screen presence as timid enthusiasm.