Changing of the Guard: YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Steps Down, Indian-American Neal Mohan Takes Over as the New CEO of Youtube
JUST IN: YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki steps down after nine years.
Indian-American Neal Mohan is the new CEO of YouTube.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of YouTube, Susan Wojcicki, has resigned from her role, Google's parent company Alphabet Inc informed on Thursday.
Wojcicki, who has led the video hosting platform for the past nine years, said that she wants to spend more time with her family, health, and personal projects. Indian-American Neal Mohan will take command of the company after Wojcicki.
Wojcicki made a point of making YouTube more accessible to advertisers and simultaneously also managed the video creators who helped to power the video hosting website.
"With her efforts, YouTube became one of the major jewels of Alphabet and in 2022 the social media platform generated $29.2 billion in ad sales more than 10% of Alphabet's total revenue."
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Under Wojcicki's leadership, YouTube has also made significant strides in addressing concerns around hate speech, misinformation, and harmful content on the platform.
The company has implemented policies and tools to combat such content and has worked to promote more responsible and ethical content creation on the platform.
thank you @SusanWojcicki for all your amazing work over the years to make YouTube home for so many creators ♥️ pic.twitter.com/T2t2NUqRsW
— YouTube Creators (@YouTubeCreators) February 16, 2023
In a statement announcing her departure, Wojcicki said, "It has been a privilege to lead YouTube for the past nine years. I'm proud of what we've accomplished in that time, from growing the platform into a cultural phenomenon to building a thriving creator ecosystem. I am confident that Neal will lead the company to even greater heights."
YouTube’s chief product officer, Neal Mohan, will be the new head of YouTube, she said. Mohan has been with YouTube since 2011 and has played a key role in the development of several important features on the platform, including YouTube Music and YouTube TV.
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