American IT giant Meta, which changed its name from Facebook, announced on the 1st that COO Sheryl Sandberg, who has grown Facebook into one of the world's leading social media with CEO Mark Zuckerberg, will retire.
Meta announced on the 1st that Sheryl Sandberg will retire as COO and Chief Operating Officer this fall.
Mr. Sandberg joined Facebook in 2008 after working as vice president of IT giant Google.
After joining the company, he worked hard to launch the Internet advertising business, and together with CEO Mark Zuckerberg, he has grown Facebook into one of the world's leading social media, including establishing a mechanism to deliver targeted advertisements that are tailored to each user.
"Cheryl taught us how to design our advertising business and run a company," Zuckerberg wrote on his Facebook page.
The reason for his retirement is not clear, but Sandberg said on his Facebook page, "When I took office as COO, I thought my term would be five years. It's time for 14 years to move on to the next stage of my life. I came. "
The American media analyzes that the role of Mr. Sandberg, who has led the advertising business, may have diminished as the company announced a policy to grow virtual space = Metaverse on the Internet as a new pillar of business. ..