News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer to leave the company. Parent comment

Re:TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer to leave the company by umeshunni on Thursday August 27, 2020 @02:19AM (#24290635)
The most likely reason is that they are very close to a deal (to sell the US operations) and the buyer wants him out.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer to leave the company by ridaj on Thursday August 27, 2020 @03:09AM (#24290857)
? It seems very unlikely to me that the buyer would want to create instability at the top... aren't execs typically incentivized to stick around for a while, to help transition post-acquisition? It seems more like he felt this wasn't what he signed up for.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer to leave the company by threeseed on Thursday August 27, 2020 @03:36AM (#24291006)
It's likely not that they want him out.

But that he would go from CEO to a middle manager a dozen or so rungs in the ladder down from Satya or Larry.

[ Parent | on HN ]