YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki is stepping down as CEO after serving the role for nine years.
Susan revealed her plans through a blog post, stating that she was about to start a new chapter in her life, including spending more time with her family.
YouTube’s chief product officer, Neal Mohan, will take over as head of the Google-owned video platform.
“The time is right for me, and I feel able to do this because we have an incredible leadership team in place at YouTube,” Ms. Wojcicki said.
Ms. Wojcicki added she would continue to work at YouTube in the “short term” to “support Neal and help with the transition”.
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Still in her blog, she praised Mr. Mohan for launching YouTube TV, as well as leading YouTube Music, Premium, and Shorts.
“This will allow me to call on my different experiences over the years to offer counsel and guidance across Google and the portfolio of Alphabet companies,” she said.
Ms. Wojcicki became involved with Google when the founders, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, set up shop in the garage of her home in Silicon Valley in 1998, becoming the company’s first marketing manager a year later.
While serving as the head of YouTube, Ms. Wojcicki has received public backlash regarding the platform’s management of content moderation, the proliferation of false information, and persistent apprehensions regarding children’s privacy.
YouTube currently hosts 2.5 billion users worldwide – with many YouTube creators, also known as YouTubers, carving profitable careers out of their individual channels.