TikTok appoints ByteDance finance chief Shouzi Chew as new CEO

Chew had served as Xiaomi's chief financial officer from 2015 to 2020, and ran its international business for a year.

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1 min read Last Updated : Apr 30 2021 | 8:28 PM IST

TikTok appointed Shouzi Chew, a Singaporean national, as the new Chief Executive Officer of the hot video-sharing platform, the company said on Friday.

Chew, who is based in Singapore and was named CFO of TikTok parent company ByteDance in March this year, will continue in that role.

TikTok's interim head Vanessa Pappas, based in Los Angeles, will be the new Chief Operating Officer.

Chew had served as Xiaomi's chief financial officer from 2015 to 2020, and ran its international business for a year.

 

(Reporting by Echo Wang; editing by Kenneth Li and Chizu Nomiyama)

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First Published: Apr 30 2021 | 8:25 PM IST

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