The new CEO of YouTube is Neal Mohan an indian-American. Susan Wojcicki has announced to step down after 25 years at the Google-owned company.
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Neal Mohan, an executive of Indian descent, is one of the CEOs guiding other major global tech companies, along with Satya Nadella of Microsoft, Shantanu Narayen of Adobe, and Sundar Pichai of Google.
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With the resignation on Thursday of longstanding CEO Susan Wojcicki, YouTube will now be run by Neil Mohan (as of February 16).
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It's been fantastic working with you over the years, Wojcicki," Mohan wrote on Twitter. You've transformed YouTube into a remarkable hub for users and artists. I'm eager to carry out this fantastic and crucial duty. anticipating what comes ahead.
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Her retirement comes at a time when there is a lot of excitement — and worry — about the potential impact of AI chatbots like ChatGPT, which is now integrated with competitor Microsoft's Bing Search. TikTok and Instagram Reels are two other short-video platforms that compete fiercely with YouTube.
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according to Wojcicki.
"Mohan will take over as SVP and new YouTube CEO. Working with Mohan has taken up nearly 15 years of my professional life, starting in 2007 when DoubleClick was acquired by Google and continuing as his position grew to become SVP of Display and Video Advertising,
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He has built up a fantastic product and UX team, led the Trust & Safety team, and played a key role in some of the biggest product launches, including YouTube TV, YouTube Music & Premium, and Shorts.
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According to Wojcicki, "YouTube's most exciting potential lie ahead with everything we're doing in shorts, streaming, and subscriptions, as well as with the promises of AI," and "Mohan is the best person to lead us."