YouTube CEO Wojcicki, one of many first Google workers, steps down By Reuters

(Reuters) -YouTube Chief Govt and one of many first Google workers, Susan Wojcicki, is stepping down from her function on the tech big that began in her storage practically 25 years in the past, she mentioned in a private replace on the video-sharing platform on Thursday.

Wojcicki, 54, can be changed by her deputy Neal Mohan, a senior promoting and product govt who joined Google in 2008.

The change of guard comes as YouTube’s promoting income fell for the second straight quarter amid intense competitors for viewing time with short-form video companies equivalent to TikTok and Fb (NASDAQ:)’s Reels, and streaming companies like Netflix (NASDAQ:).

Mohan, a Stanford graduate, was appointed chief product officer at YouTube in 2015. He targeted on constructing YouTube Shorts, Music and subscription choices within the function.

He beforehand spent practically six years at DoubleClick, an organization Google acquired in 2008, and later served for about eight years as senior vice chairman of show and video promoting at Google.

Probably the most distinguished ladies in tech, Wojcicki mentioned she is going to concentrate on “household, well being, and private tasks”, and plans to tackle an advisory function at Alphabet (NASDAQ:).

She was beforehand senior vice chairman for advert merchandise at Google and have become the CEO of YouTube in 2014.

“It strikes me as a pressured exit attributable to YouTube’s under-performance in latest quarters… What’s much less clear is whether or not Mohan, who’s had a comparatively low profile to this point, has the management qualities to get YouTube again on monitor,” mentioned Paul Verna, analyst at Insider Intelligence.  

Alphabet shares had been barely modified for the day, down lower than 1% after the information.