Why Did Susan Wojcicki Leave YouTube?
It’s the end of an era for the video-sharing platform…
Why did Susan Wojcicki leave YouTube? Bazaar Arabia shares everything we know.
There’s been a lot of change in the tech industry lately and YouTube has just announced its CEO will be stepping down. Susan Wojcicki, who has worked with the platform since its start-up days, is no longer at the helm of the video-sharing giant.
News broke yesterday via the platform’s official blog, written in the first person by Susan herself. Titled “A personal update from Susan,” the post explains why she’s leaving the video-sharing search engine which revolutionised the Internet.
Why did Susan Wojcicki leave YouTube?
According to the blog post, Susan has made it clear the reason why she’s stepping down is to spend more time with her loved ones and to work on passion projects.
“Today, after nearly 25 years here, I’ve decided to step back from my role as the head of YouTube and start a new chapter focused on my family, health, and personal projects I’m passionate about,” she writes in the blog post. “The time is right for me, and I feel able to do this because we have an incredible leadership team in place at YouTube.”
“I’m so proud of everything we’ve achieved. It’s been exhilarating, meaningful, and all-consuming,” she writes.
Who is YouTube’s New CEO?
Neal Mohan is now YouTube’s new CEO – and he has Susan’s full confidence that he’s the right man for the job. The Indian-American business executive, who graduated frm Stanford University and has a background in electrical engineering, will become the platform’s fourth CEO.
“When I joined YouTube nine years ago, one of my first priorities was bringing in an incredible leadership team. Neal Mohan was one of those leaders, and he’ll be the SVP and new head of YouTube,” she writes. “I’ve spent nearly 15 years of my career working with Neal, first when he came over to Google with the DoubleClick acquisition in 2007 and as his role grew to become SVP of Display and Video Ads. He became YouTube’s Chief Product Officer in 2015. Since then, he has set up a top-notch product and UX team, played pivotal roles in the launch of some of our biggest products, including YouTube TV, YouTube Music and Premium and Shorts, and has led our Trust and Safety team, ensuring that YouTube lives up to its responsibility as a global platform.”
“He has a wonderful sense for our product, our business, our creator and user communities, and our employees. Neal will be a terrific leader for YouTube.”
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