"I'm excited to deepen my partnership with Shou, and develop an even richer TikTok platform to provide people around the world a meaningful and entertaining experience. "It's truly gratifying to have the opportunity to support the most creative and inspiring community out there, and to work alongside a management team that fully believes in that community," said TikTok COO Vanessa Pappas. "We will continue building out our strong and deep management team as we set the stage for the next phase of TikTok's success." "It's humbling to be entrusted with this responsibility, and to partner with great leaders like Vanessa to drive TikTok's unprecedented development as the global home for inspirational and creative content," said TikTok CEO Shouzi Chew. Yiming continued, "Vanessa has provided strong leadership and will continue to oversee her current portfolio of responsibilities, including managing all of the platform's key operations." He will add depth to the team, focusing on areas including corporate governance and long-term business initiatives." "Shou brings deep knowledge of the company and industry, having led a team that was among our earliest investors, and having worked in the technology sector for a decade. "The leadership team of Shou and Vanessa sets the stage for sustained growth," said Yiming Zhang, Founder and CEO of ByteDance. Vanessa Pappas, who has served as interim head, will formally take the role of TikTok COO, continuing with her current responsibilities. Shouzi Chew, ByteDance's CFO, will now also become CEO of TikTok, the world's leading short-form video entertainment app. Singapore and Los Angeles – TikTok today named a new CEO and COO, in a strategic reorganization to optimize TikTok’s global teams and support the company’s unprecedented growth. ByteDance CFO Shouzi Chew named TikTok CEO in dual role
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