Meta’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg is leaving the company after 14 years and will be handing over the baton to Javier Olivan, after a transition period this summer. She will continue to serve on the Board of Directors
Analysis
The departure of one of the world’s most powerful executives was the culmination of a yearslong process. She was instrumental in building Facebook to its current dominant status. Time will prove how effectively Olivan will continue the race started by Sheryl.