She assured that these years alongside Mark
Zuckerberg, the boss and founder of the company, were the honor and privilege of a lifetime
while the Californian group is widely criticized by the political class and civil society for its economic model.
It’s the end of an era
commented the billionaire on his profile (New window).
He recalled that in 2008, when he hired Sheryl Sandberg, he was only 23 years old and did not know nothing on corporate governance
.
Impressive track record
She was 38 and had already worked in prestigious organizations, from the World Bank to the consulting group McKinsey. She had also worked for the US Treasury as director of personnel and for Google as vice president of international sales and operations.
Sheryl designed the architecture of our advertising business, recruited great people, shaped our corporate culture and taught me how to run a company.
said Mark Zuckerberg.
” She created possibilities for millions of people around the world, and it’s in large part because of her that Meta became the band it is today. »
Meta said Javi Olivan would be the new chief operating officer, but Mark Zuckerberg clarified that he does not intend to replace Sheryl Sandberg’s position as is.
Sheryl Sandberg and Mark Zuckerberg leaving a conference in Idaho in July 2021.
Photo: Getty Images/Kevin Dietsch
I think Meta has reached the stage where it makes sense for our business and our products to be more integrated with each other.
he said.
After establishing itself as the world’s leading social network in the 2000s, Facebook expanded and acquired other services, such as Instagram, WhatsApp and Oculus, to remain essential.
Controversial use of personal data
At the end of 2021, the founder renamed the parent company Meta
to mark the turning point towards the metaverse, this parallel universe accessible in augmented and virtual reality.
But its business model, based on targeted advertising on a very large scale, very intensive in personal data, has generated controversy after controversy since 2016. Many authorities accuse it of abuse of a dominant position, like its neighbor Google, the world leader in digital advertising.
The debate around social networks has nothing to do with the beginnings
notes Sheryl Sandberg in her long message (New window) where she looks back on the main stages of her 14 years at Facebook.
To say it hasn’t always been easy is an understatement. But it’s normal for it to be difficult. Our products have a huge reach, so we have a responsibility to design them in a way that protects people’s privacy and security.
