TikTok Chief Working Officer V. Pappas is stepping down after 5 years with the short-video firm owned by China’s ByteDance, in accordance with an electronic mail seen by Reuters on Thursday.
In an electronic mail to workers, Pappas mentioned they might be taking over an advisory position for the corporate in the course of the transition.
“Given all of the successes reached at TikTok, I lastly really feel the time is correct to maneuver on and refocus on my entrepreneurial passions,” mentioned Pappas, who makes use of the pronoun they.
ByteDance Chief Government Shou Chew additionally introduced Thursday in a memo to workers shared with Reuters that Zenia Mucha, beforehand a 20-year veteran at Walt Disney, will be a part of TikTok as chief model and communications officer.
Adam Presser, TikTok’s chief of workers, will develop into head of operations and oversee content material, consumer operations and distribution, Chew mentioned.
TikTok has confronted scrutiny worldwide over safety considerations resulting from its Chinese language possession.
U.S. lawmakers final week launched new laws to guard Individuals’ consumer information from being utilized by U.S. adversaries.
Final month, TikTok sued Montana after it grew to become the primary state to ban the app state-wide.
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