Pappas

TikTok Chief Operating Officer V. Pappas is stepping down after five years with the short-video company owned by China's ByteDance, according to an email seen by Reuters on Thursday.In an email to staff, Pappas said they would be taking on an advisory role for the company during the transition."Given all the successes reached at TikTok, I finally feel the time is right to move on and refocus on my entrepreneurial passions," said Pappas, who uses the pronoun they.ByteDance Chief Executive Shou Chew also announced Thursday…

TikTok chief operating officer, V. Pappas, has resigned. The development comes as the Chinese short-form video hosting service is facing scrutiny in the US over the ties of its parent company, ByteDance, to China.The development was first reported by The Information and later Pappas posted the memo she sent to all employees on Twitter. Pappas, who has been associated with the company for 5 years, will stay at TikTok in an advisory role. According to the The Verge, Pappas was the US face of TikTok. She made announcements…

TikTok Chief Operating Officer V. Pappas, the long-time face of the company’s US operations, is calling it quits. The top executive revealed their resignation in an email to staff Thursday saying the “time is right to move on and refocus.” Their departure comes at a time of extreme uncertainty at the company, with lawmakers at the state and federal level foaming at the mouth to ban the app on national security grounds. Nobody’s Really Watching Reels“After nearly 5 years at TikTok I am stepping down as COO,” they tweeted.…

TikTok rolled out a series of executive shakeups Thursday, announcing Disney PR veteran Zenia Mucha will head the social platform’s comms department as chief brand and communications officer while longtime COO V. Pappas steps down. “TikTok’s ability to encourage creativity, connect people and create communities is nothing short of inspiring and I am excited to be joining this innovative and dynamic company,” Mucha said in a statement. At Disney, Mucha had a reputation for being tough on media and fiercely…