Former Deputy Prime Minister Sir Nick Clegg announced his departure from Meta, citing personal reasons and his desire to move on to new challenges. Clegg, who served as President of Global Affairs at Meta, expressed pride in his work promoting transparency and accountability within the company. His successor, Joel Kaplan, was praised for his contributions and leadership.
Meta ’s Mark Zuckerberg and his fellow tech bros have pledged fealty to Trump Former Deputy Prime Minister Sir Nick Clegg announced his decision to depart Mark Zuckerberg ’s inner circle at Meta on Thursday in the same cadences used by chartered accountants when announcing their decision to leave“As a New Year begins”, wrote Clegg on Elon Musk’s “X”, “I have come to the view that this is the right time for me to move on from my role as President, Global Affairs at Meta .
Buried at the end of the announcement, Clegg said that he was “simply thrilled” that his deputy, Joel Kaplan would succeed him. “I have laughed with, as well as learned from, Joel in equal measure” he wrote. “I very much look forward to spending the next few months handing over the reins… before finally leaving Meta after so many enjoyable years at the company”.
Kaplan, a former White House Deputy Chief of Staff in the administration of President George W. Bush, is no stranger to navigating a Trump-led Washington. In May 2020, as Facebook’s Vice President of Global Public Policy and leader of the company’s Washington office, he was credited with finding a way to keep Trump’s account on the platform active, even amid uproar among Facebook staff over the President’s inflammatory use of the platform.
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