from: BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press
Posted: 09/22/2021 / 6:02 PM CDTUpdated: 09/22/2021 / 6:08 PM CDT
FILE – In this April 14, 2020 file photo, the Like logo appears thumb-up on a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California following an investigation by the Wall Street Journal into use of an internal system that exempted high profile users from some or all of its rules. The board said Tuesday, September 21, 2021 that it expects to hold a briefing with Facebook on the matter and “will report what we hear from it” as part of a report to be released in October. (AP Photo / Jeff Chiu, File)
Mike Schroepfer, Facebook’s chief technology officer, is stepping down from the social media company and taking on a part-time role, while longtime executive Andrew Bosworth will replace him next year.
Schroepfer, known as “Schrep”, has been with Facebook for 13 years and is a close friend of CEO Mark Zuckerberg. He called his decision difficult “because I love Facebook and how excited I am about the future we’re building together,” but added that in his new role he will focus on personal and philanthropic endeavors while staying connected to Facebook can.
The switch will take place sometime in 2022.
Bosworth, known as “Boz,” is another longtime Facebook executive and a close friend of Zuckerberg’s. Most recently, he was responsible for Facebook’s augmented reality and virtual reality efforts, as well as hardware products like Oculus and Portal, Facebook’s video calling gadget.
“As our next CTO, Boz will continue to lead Facebook Reality Labs and oversee our work in augmented reality, virtual reality and more on Facebook employees posted online. “All of this forms the basis of our wider efforts to build the Metaverse, and I look forward to the future of this work under the direction of Boz.”
Schroepfer’s transition comes amid relentless challenges facing Facebook, including concerns about extremism, vaccines, and the spread of misinformation related to elections on its platforms, competitive regulatory pressures, antitrust issues, and user privacy.
Another long-time manager, Fidji Simo, left Facebook over the summer to become CEO of Instacart.
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