Meta (previously known as Facebook)’s Sheryl Sandberg has announced that she is stepping down from the role of Chief Operating Offer (COO) 14 years after joining the company. To recall, Sandberg joined Facebook back in 2008 as a business partner to Mark Zuckerberg.
Sheryl Sandberg, born on August 28, 1969, joined Facebook as the Chief Operating Officer and remained in the second-highest position in the company throughout the years. She was credited for making Facebook’s advertisement business profitable and was elected to the company’s board of directors in 2012, making her the first woman to be included in the committee.
“Looking forward, I don’t plan to replace Sheryl’s role in our existing structure. I’m not sure that would be possible since she’s a superstar who defined the COO role in her own unique way,” Zuckerberg further added.
