TikTok’s Chief Operating Officer, V. Pappas, is leaving the social media platform amid an organizational shakeup at the company.
Pappas, one of the company’s most public faces, said in a note sent to employees Thursday morning and later shared on Twitter that she felt it was the right time to move on and focus on “entrepreneurial passions.”
Separately, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said in a note sent to TikTok employees that Pappas would continue to serve as a strategic adviser.
Chew also announced other organizational changes at the company. Zenia Mucha, who served nearly two decades as a communications executive at Disney, will join TikTok as the chief brand and communications officer to oversee TikTok’s marketing and public relations arm….