TikTok COO Pappas quits after five years in the role By Reuters

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<p>(Reuters) -TikTok Chief Operating Officer V. Pappas is stepping down after five years with the short-video company owned by China’s ByteDance, according to an email seen by Reuters on Thursday.</p>
<p>In an email to staff, Pappas said they would be taking on an advisory role for the company during the transition. </p>
<p>“Given all the successes reached at TikTok, I finally feel the time is right to move on and refocus on my entrepreneurial passions,” said Pappas, who uses the pronoun they. </p>
<p>ByteDance Chief Executive Shou Chew also announced Thursday in a memo to employees shared with Reuters that Zenia Mucha, previously a 20-year veteran at Walt <span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Corporation"><span itemprop="name"> Disney </span></span> (NYSE:) Co, will join TikTok as chief brand and communications officer. </p>
<p>Adam Presser, TikTok’s chief of staff, will become head of operations and oversee content, user operations and distribution, Chew said. </p>
<p>TikTok has faced scrutiny worldwide over security concerns due to its Chinese ownership.</p>
<p>U.S. lawmakers last week introduced new legislation to protect Americans’ user data from being used by U.S. adversaries.</p>
<p>Last month, TikTok sued Montana after it became the first state to ban the app state-wide. </p>
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