Meta's former chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg announced Wednesday that she is resigning from the company's board of directors.
“With a heart filled with gratitude and a heart full of memories, I have informed the Meta Board that I will not be running for re-election this May.” Sandberg said in a statement:.
“After leaving the COO role, I remained on the board to ensure a successful transition. Under Mark’s leadership, Javi Olivan, Justin Osofsky, Nicola Mendelsohn and their team I feel that now is the right time to exit as the meta business has proven beyond doubt that it is strong and well positioned for the future. Going forward, I will continue to work as an advisor to the company. , I will always support the meta team.”
Sandberg, founder of Lean In and former chief operating officer of Facebook, joined the social media giant in 2008 after spending nearly seven years at Google. In 2012 she became a director of the company.
Sandberg announced his departure from Meta in mid-2022 following multiple controversies that have plagued the company and damaged its reputation among users, lawmakers and investors.
The company is also the subject of an antitrust investigation and has been grilled for its lack of efforts to combat hate on its platform.
“Serving Facebook and then Meta as COO for 14 and a half years and as a board member for 12 years was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I am forever grateful to Mark for believing in me and for his partnership and friendship. We will always be grateful. He is truly a once-in-a-generation visionary leader and an equally great friend who is always there for us through good times and bad,” Sandberg continued.
“I will always be grateful to my colleagues and teammates at Meta for all the years I worked with them and everything they taught me. And for the enduring friendship of the Meta board members, over the years I am especially grateful for his guidance and stewardship of a product that means so much to people around the world.”
