Kevin A. Mayer

Technology • Internet & Web
Kevin Mayer becomes TikTok’s new CEO
iPhone displaying the tik Tok app
iPhone displaying the tik Tok app Credit: Kon Karampelas

Kevin Mayer, the executive who led Disney's streaming efforts, is leaving the company to become the CEO of TikTok.

Founder Yiming Zhang will continue to serve as ByteDance CEO, while TikTok President Alex Zhu will become ByteDance’s VP of product and strategy.