On Friday, Susan Wojcicki announced to step down from the position of YouTube CEO and said that Neal Mohan will take over.
In Short
- YouTube has a new CEO.
- Susan Wojcicki announced to step down from the position of YouTube CEO.
- Neal Mohan is the new YouTube CEO.
There’s a new CEO of YouTube. Neal Mohan will take over as CEO of YouTube, according to an announcement made by Susan Wojcicki on Friday.
Mohan will take over as YouTube’s SVP and CEO.
Mohan has served as YouTube’s Chief Product Officer since 2015.
Wojcicki announced in an email to staff members that she will be concentrating on her family, her health, and her own personal initiatives that she is passionate about.
- In her email to YouTube staff, she stated, “Today, after almost 25 years here, I’ve decided to step back from my role as the leader of YouTube
- Start a new chapter focused on my family, health, and personal projects I’m passionate about.
She also acknowledged Sundar Pichai’s ongoing assistance.
Moving ahead,
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Hi YouTubers,
I decided to work with a couple of Stanford graduate students who were creating a new search engine 25 years ago. They were Larry and Sergey, respectively. In spite of the firm having just a few customers and no money, I opted to join the team because I could see the potential of what they were building, which was tremendously thrilling.
It would be one of my best choices ever.
I’ve overseen marketing, co-founded Google Image Search, oversaw the development of Google’s initial video and book searches as well as early phases of AdSense, worked on the acquisitions of YouTube and DoubleClick, served as SVP of Advertising, and for the past nine years, served as CEO of YouTube.
I accepted every challenge that came my way because it served a purpose that improved the lives of so many people all over the world: gathering data, sharing stories, and assisting creators, artists, and small companies. I’m incredibly proud of all that we’ve accomplished. It has been thrilling, significant, and all-consuming.
After over 25 years here, I’ve chosen to leave my position as YouTube’s CEO and launch a new venture.
The time is right for me, and I feel empowered to do this since YouTube has a fantastic leadership group in place. One of my top aims after joining YouTube nine years ago was to assemble a stellar leadership team. Neal Mohan, the new SVP and CEO of YouTube, was one of those executives. I’ve worked with Neal for about 15 years, starting in 2007 when Google acquired DoubleClick and continuing as his position grew to become SVP of Display and Video Advertising. In 2015, he was appointed Chief Product Officer of YouTube. He has since established an excellent product and UX team, participated in the launch of some With all we’re doing across Shorts, streaming, and subscriptions, together with the promises of AI, YouTube’s most exciting opportunities are ahead, and Neal is the right person to lead us.
All of the YouTubers I’ve had the pleasure of working with have contributed significantly to improving this platform over time. While investing in responsible growth, you helped millions of creators and artists reach new audiences, enabled completely new forms of art and storytelling, and built the largest creative economy the world has ever seen. This enabled this brilliant community of creators, artists, viewers, and advertisers to not only coexist but thrive together. I’m grateful.
In the near future, I intend to support Neal and aid with the transition. This will involve meeting with artists, mentoring team members, and continuing to work with some YouTube teams.
I’ve agreed with Sundar to take on an advisory role throughout Google and Alphabet in the long run. This will enable me to draw on my many experiences from the past to provide advice and direction to Google and the Alphabet portfolio of companies. It’s a crucial period for Google; it makes me think of the company’s early years, when it was characterised by amazing product and technological innovation, enormous prospects, and a healthy contempt for the norms.
And beyond that, I’ll still be here, so I’ll get a chance to thank the hundreds of people I’ve worked with and learned from around the company and the globe. But for now, let me express my gratitude to Sundar for his years of leadership, assistance, and vision. I also want to express my gratitude to Larry and Sergey for having me along on what has been a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I’ve always wanted to work for an organisation whose goal is to improve the world. I have the opportunity to fulfil my desire thanks to you and your vision. Being a part of it has been an enormous honour, and I’m looking forward to what comes next.
Thank you for everything,
Susan
