It’s not the first time, and it probably won’t be the last: Sheryl Sandberg had already left the role of operations director in Meta (in June 2022), however remaining as a member of the Board of Directors. He has now announced his intention to leave the Board of Directors, while remaining as a consultant.
The manager, one of the few women to have leading roles in predominantly male world of technology (here are the others)communicated with a post on Facebook that he will not stand for re-election to the Board of Directors in May and precisely that he will remain as a consultant for Mark Zuckerberg’s company.
Social network “I do not authorize”, the hoax on Facebook that has persisted for 15 years. But it remains totally false by Emanuele Capone November 13, 2023
Farewell to Meta with a post on Facebook
Sandberg, who did part of the Meta board for about 12 years and has been COO for over 14, wrote that “under the leadership of Mark, Javi Olivan, Justin Osofsky, Nicola Mendelsohn and their teams have demonstrated beyond a doubt that Meta is strong and well positioned for the future, so this It seems like the right time to step away” but that “I will always be ready to help the Meta teams”.
Again: “Working for Facebook, and then for Meta, was the opportunity of a lifetime. I will always be grateful to Mark for believing in me and for his collaboration and friendship”, because “he is a visionary leader and is equally extraordinary as a friend, who stays by your side in good times and bad. I will always be grateful to Meta colleagues and teammates for all the years of working side by side and for everything they taught me. And I am especially grateful to my fellow CDA members for their enduring friendships, the guidance they have provided me for so many years, and their stewardship of products that mean so much to people around the world.”
Among them over 250 comments that the post received in about 8 hours, there is also that of Zuckerberg himselfwho thanked Sandberg for “the extraordinary contributions you have made to our company and our community over the years”, recalling that “your dedication and leadership have been fundamental in determining our success and I am grateful for your continued commitment to me and Meta over the years. I look forward to the next chapter together!”
And positive message, that of Zuck, which perhaps masks some of the bitterness derived from being practically the last remaining of the old guard. In recent years, all the historic founders of the companies acquired by Meta have left Menlo Park: Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger of Instagramwhere Zuckerberg placed the very faithful Adam Mosseri, then Jan Koum and Brian Acton of WhatsApp and now also her friend and right-hand woman, Sheryl Sandberg.
@capoema