Sheryl Sandberg, original girlboss and longtime fixture at Fb, is formally stepping down from her place on Meta’s board. Sandberg introduced her transition away from the corporate on Wednesday in a submit that she made, appropriately, on Fb.
“With a coronary heart full of gratitude and a thoughts full of reminiscences, I let the Meta board know that I can’t stand for reelection this Could,” the previous Fb chief working officer mentioned in her post. “Going ahead, I’ll function an advisor to the corporate, and I’ll all the time be there to assist the Meta groups.”
“Serving as Fb’s – after which Meta’s – COO for 14 ½ years and a board member for 12 years has been the chance of a lifetime. I’ll all the time be grateful to Mark for believing in me and for his partnership and friendship,” she mentioned, in reference to Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. She added that she would proceed to serve the corporate in an off-the-cuff advisory capability.
It’s not clear what’s subsequent for Sandberg. She joined Fb in 2008, after earlier stints in authorities and at Google. Throughout her tenure as the corporate’s COO, she helped its social media platforms develop in main methods, whereas additionally serving to the corporate climate a few of its extra unlucky controversies—together with the Cambridge Analytica scandal. She stepped down from her place as COO in 2022 however has remained on Meta’s board since then.
In response to Sandberg’s submit Wednesday, Zuckerberg thanked Sandberg for her service on the firm. “Thanks Sheryl for the extraordinary contributions you might have made to our firm and neighborhood over time,” Zuckerberg commented on Sandberg’s submit. “Your dedication and steering have been instrumental in driving our success and I’m grateful to your unwavering dedication to me and Meta over time.”
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