FILE – Sheryl Sandberg testifies in front of a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in Washington
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- Sandberg did not disclose the reason for his departure from the company.
- She only said that she plans to focus on her philanthropic work
- Javier Olivan — the company’s chief development officer to become its next COO
Facebook-parent Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg has stepped down, the company confirmed Wednesday. He did not disclose the reasons for leaving the company. In a Facebook post, Sandberg said she plans to focus on her philanthropic work.
“Since those early days the debate on social media has changed beyond recognition. To say it hasn’t always been easy is an understatement. But it must be hard. The products we make have a huge impact, so we have It’s a responsibility to build them in a way that protects privacy and keeps people safe,” Sandberg wrote.
Meanwhile, in a Facebook post, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that Sandberg will continue to serve on the company’s board of directors.
Xavier Olivan — Next Meta COO
Zuckerberg confirmed that Javier Olivan – the company’s chief development officer – would be its next COO, but that his role would be “different from what Sherrill has done” and “a more traditional COO role”.
“I think Meta has gotten to the point where it makes sense for our products and business groups to be more closely integrated, rather than having to organize all the business and operations functions separately from our products,” he said.
Who was Sheryl Sandberg?
Sandberg helped Meta transform its business from a startup to a digital advertising empire, while also taking the blame for some of its biggest missteps. He served as the Chief Operating Officer at the social media giant for 14 years. She joined Google in 2008, four years before Facebook went public.
As the company’s second most recognizable face — after CEO Mark Zuckerberg — Sandberg has also become a polarizing figure, amid revelations about how some of his business decisions for Facebook have led to misinformation and hate speech. helped with the promotion.
As one of the most prominent female executives in the tech industry, she was also often criticized for not doing enough for women and for others who are harmed by Facebook’s products. His public speaking expertise, his innate ability to bridge the worlds of technology, business and politics, worked in contrast to Zuckerberg, especially in Facebook’s early years.
While Sandberg has long been Zuckerberg’s No. 2, even sitting next to him — pre-pandemic, at least — at the company’s Menlo Park, Calif., headquarters, he has a very public-facing look. The job was to hold meetings with parliamentarians, hold focus groups and speak on issues such as women in the workplace and, more recently, abortion.
Sandberg, who suddenly lost her husband Dave Goldberg in 2015, said she is “not entirely sure what the future will bring.”
(with inputs from agencies)
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