Change at the top (surprisingly) of Meta .
Sheryl Sandberg , number two of Mark Zuckerberg, is stepping down as chief operating officer , taking a step back after 14 years.
"It is the end of an era. I will miss him at the helm of the company", says the founder of Facebook in a post on his social network: Sandberg will still remain on the board of directors of Meta but his place as Coo will be taken by Javier Olivan .
It was 2008 when - after his studies at Harvard as Zuckerberg and positions at the Department of the Treasury and Google - he landed on Facebook becoming a protagonist in the crucial years for the transformation of the social network into a $ 1 trillion colossus.
Now, he explains without overreacting, “ it's time for me to write the next chapter of my life . I don't know exactly what the future will bring. I want to make more room for philanthropy and my foundation. "" When I met Mark I wasn't looking for a job, and I never imagined that meeting would change my life. Being close to Mark these 14 years has been an honor and a privilege. "
"Sheryl was the architect of our advertising businesses, she forged the culture of the company and taught me to lead a company ," says Zuckerberg. "He has created opportunities for millions of people around the world, and deserves a lot of credit for what Meta is today," adds the CEO of the social, explaining that "he does not intend to replace Sheryl in his role" as he is now defined. "I'm not sure it would be possible since he's a superstar who has defined the position of chief operating officer in his own way."
The real reasons for the backward step are yellow, but the news froze investors and weighed down Meta stocks , which closed on Wall Street down 2.58%. Main face also during the various crises faced, from the Cambridge Analytica scandal to the influence on the elections, in 2013 Sandberg published the book "Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead" , imposing himself at the helm of the women's revolution on the spot. of work. In 2015, during a vacation in Mexico, her husband Dave Goldberg died of a heart attack while running on the treadmill .
(Unioneonline / D)
