TikTok announced a new CEO and COO, in what its Chinese parent company ByteDance said was “a strategic reorganization” to optimize the popular short-form video app’s global teams and support its continued growth. Shou Zi Chew, who joined ByteDance last month as CFO, will now also become CEO of TikTok. Chew will be the first CEO after the departure of Kevin Mayer. Vanessa Pappas, who has served as interim head of TikTok, will formally assume the role of chief operating officer, continuing with her current responsibilities.
See "TikTok Names New CEO ", Todd Spangler, Variety, May 4, 2021