LightShed urges Apple to consider a product-focused CEO as leadership changes mount and the company falls behind in AI innovation.

Apple’s chief operating officer plans to hand the role off this month and retire later this year after roughly a decade as the tech giant’s No. 2 under Chief Executive Tim Cook.

Apple's longtime COO Jeff Williams, once seen as Tim Cook's potential successor, will retire this year, with veteran executive Sabih Khan named as his replacement.