Financial Times reports on the matter
The report says that Kevin Mayer has informed employees at TikTok and ByteDance of his decision to leave, according to a letter seen by the FT.
TikTok's general manager, Vanessa Pappas, will become the interim head as such.
To say that it was a rather short-lived tenure would be an understatement surely. Jokes. Here is Mayer's letter for those interested:
In recent weeks, as the political environment has sharply changed, I have done significant reflection on what the corporate structural changes will require, and what it means for the global role I signed up for. Against this backdrop, and as we expect to reach a resolution very soon, it is with a heavy heart that I wanted to let you all know that I have decided to leave the company.I understand that the role that I signed up for - including running TikTok globally - will look very different as a result of the US administration's action to push for a sell off of the US business.
If anything, it just appears that Mayer does not want to get caught in the political web between US and China. Pretty much a case of "I didn't sign up for this sh*t".
The full FT piece can be found here (may be gated).
