Apple Loses a Top Executive as Jeff Williams Officially Retires

Apple enforcement Jeff Williams has retired, aft moving astatine the institution for much than 25 years.


Apple removed Williams from its leadership page connected Friday, which was his last day, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

Williams joined Apple successful 1998, and was promoted to Chief Operations Officer (COO) successful 2015. He held the relation until July of this year, erstwhile helium was succeeded by Sabih Khan, who was antecedently Apple's Senior Vice President of Operations.

As portion of a planned transition, Williams remained astatine Apple arsenic Senior Vice President of Design, Watch, and Health until this Friday.

For a decade, Williams oversaw Apple's full worldwide operations, arsenic good arsenic lawsuit work and support. He besides led Apple Watch engineering and wellness initiatives astatine the company, and helium took implicit Apple's plan squad successful 2023.

Williams was 1 of the apical executives astatine Apple, truthful his departure is precise notable. At 1 point, helium was adjacent considered a imaginable campaigner for CEO.

Here is what Williams said astir his status plans backmost successful July:I person a heavy emotion for Apple. Working with each of the astonishing radical astatine this institution has been a privilege of a lifetime, and I can't convey Tim capable for the opportunity, his inspirational leadership, and our relationship implicit the years. June marked my 27th day with Apple, and my 40th successful the industry. Beginning adjacent year, I program to walk much clip with friends and family, including 5 grandchildren and counting. I've had the pleasance of moving intimately with Sabih for 27 years and I deliberation he's the astir talented operations enforcement connected the planet. I person tremendous assurance successful Apple's aboriginal nether his enactment successful this role.Apple CEO Tim Cook, successful July:Jeff and I person worked alongside each different for arsenic agelong arsenic I tin remember, and Apple wouldn't beryllium what it is without him. He's helped to make 1 of the astir respected planetary proviso chains successful the world; launched Apple Watch and overseen its development; architected Apple's wellness strategy; and led our satellite people squad of designers with large wisdom, heart, and dedication. I americium and volition ever beryllium beyond grateful for his galore contributions to Apple implicit the years and his loyal friendship. Jeff's existent bequest tin beryllium seen successful the astonishing squad he's created and, portion he'll beryllium greatly missed, helium leaves the enactment of the aboriginal successful unthinkable hands.We privation Williams each the champion successful retirement.
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