TikTok COO Pappas quits after five years in the role
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TikTok COO Pappas quits after five years in the role
(Reuters) - 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 by TikTok, I finally feel the time is right to move on and refocus on my entrepreneurial passions," said Pappas, who uses the pronoun they.
The company did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
