Meet Shou Zi Chew, the 41-year-old CEO leading TikTok through its fight to avoid a US ban
- TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is the public face of the company, rallying its fans and testifying before Congress.
- He’s 41 years old, went to Harvard Business School, and interned at Facebook when it was a startup.
- TikTok is back in court on Monday as it appeals a new law that could ban the app in the US or force a sale.
TikTok is under a lot of scrutiny right now.
US lawmakers worry the video-sharing platform, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, poses a danger to national security. President Biden has signed a law requiring TikTok be sold to a US owner by mid-January or else risk being banned in the US.
In September, a hearing on the potential TikTok ban began in federal appeals court, where attorneys for both sides will make their case.
So who’s leading the company through this turbulent period?
That would be Shou Zi Chew, TikTok’s 41-year-old CEO from Singapore, who got his start as an intern at Facebook.
Here’s a rundown on TikTok’s head honcho:
This article was originally published by Katie Canales,Sarah Jackson at All Content from Business Insider (https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-tiktok-ceo-shou-zi-chew-bytedance-cfo-xiaomi-2021-8).
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