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Sheryl Sandberg has stepped down as the Chief Operating Officer of which company?
A)
Meta
B)
Google
C)
Microsoft
D)
Alphabet

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Meta


Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook and its parent company Meta, has announced on 1st June 2022 she will step down from her role, ending 14 years in the job that made her one of the most powerful figures in the tech world and saw the company weather a meteoric rise and multiple controversies.
 
Sheryl announced that she will leave after a 14-year tenure that included helping steer scandal-prone Facebook to advertising dominance. 
 
The 52-year old has been one of the most influential women in Silicon Valley and her departure has come at a time when the social media giant faces an uncertain future and fierce competition.
 
In his own Facebook post, Zuckerberg called it “the end of an era” and said Sandberg “deserved the credit for so much of what Meta is today”.
 
“When Sheryl joined me in 2008, I was only 23 years old and I barely knew anything about running a company … Sheryl architected our ads business, hired great people, forged our management culture, and taught me how to run a company,” the CEO added.
 
Sandberg referenced in her departure missive the ways the tech landscape has evolved since she began at the company..

Source : The Guardian

Published On : June 2, 2022
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