Sir Nick Clegg, former UK Deputy Prime Minister, is leaving his role as Global Affairs President at Meta, Facebook's parent company. He will be replaced by Joel Kaplan, a former Republican White House deputy chief of staff.
Sir Nick Clegg is leaving his job as global affairs president with Facebook's parent company Meta . Republican Joel Kaplan will replace the former UK deputy prime minister who said it was 'the right time for me to move on' from the role acting as a bridge between the worlds of technology and politics. In an announcement made just weeks before Donald Trump's inauguration as US president, Sir Nick's replacement will be former Republican White House deputy chief of staff Joel Kaplan .
Mr Kaplan served under George W Bush from 2006 to 2009. Former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Nick said: 'As a new year begins, 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. 'It truly has been an adventure of a lifetime!' Read more: Suella Braverman hits out at Labour's 'bureaucratic tinkering' as she warns of 'catastrophic' decision makingRead more: Tony Blair opened Britain’s borders to eastern Europe despite migrant influx warning from ministers, files revealSir Nick, who joined the firm which was then called Facebook in 2018 after losing his seat as an MP in 2017, said: 'My time at the company coincided with a significant resetting of the relationship between 'big tech' and the societal pressures manifested in new laws, institutions and norms affecting the sector. 'I hope I have played some role in seeking to bridge the very different worlds of tech and politics - worlds that will continue to interact in unpredictable ways across the globe.' He added: 'Having worked previously for close to two decades in European and British politics, it has been an extraordinary privilege to gain a front row insight into what makes Silicon Valley such an enduring hub of world leading innovation. 'The pace and scale of change has been as dizzying as it has been ambitiou
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