Sheryl Sandberg steps down as Meta COO after 14 years

Sheryl Sandberg is stepping down as chief working officer of Meta, she introduced Wednesday in a Fb publish. 

Sandberg joined the corporate in 2008 and labored with CEO Mark Zuckerberg to make it one of many largest corporations on the earth.

She is leaving the tech big to concentrate on her nonprofit group, the Lean In Basis, and different philanthropic work.

Zuckerberg stated Wednesday in his personal Fb publish that he would not intend to switch Sandberg, as he believes it is time for the corporate's product and enterprise groups to be "extra intently built-in" and can as a substitute elevate quite a lot of different executives throughout the firm.

"Once I took this job in 2008, I hoped I might be on this function for 5 years. Fourteen years later, it's time for me to jot down the following chapter of my life," Sandberg wrote.

"I'm not fully positive what the long run will carry – I've realized nobody ever is. However I do know it's going to embrace focusing extra on my basis and philanthropic work, which is extra necessary to me than ever given how crucial this second is for girls," she added.

Sandberg will depart Fb and its mum or dad firm Meta over the following few months and can formally exit within the fall of 2022 however will stay on the board of administrators of the corporate.