June 22 (Reuters) - TikTok Chief Operating Officer V. Pappas is stepping down after five years with the short-video company owned by China's ByteDance, according to an email seen by Reuters on Thursday.
In an email to staff, Pappas said they would be taking on an advisory role for the company during the transition.
"Given all the successes reached at TikTok, I finally feel the time is right to move on and refocus on my entrepreneurial passions," said Pappas, who uses the pronoun they.
Adam Presser, TikTok's chief of staff, will become head of operations and oversee content, user operations and distribution, Chew said.
Last month, TikTok sued Montana after it became the first state to ban the app state-wide.
Persons:
Pappas, China's ByteDance, Shou Chew, Zenia Mucha, TikTok, Adam Presser, TikTok's, Chew, Samrhitha, Dawn Chmielewski, Sheila Dang, Devika Syamnath, Daniel Wallis
Organizations:
Reuters, Walt Disney Co, Thomson
Locations:
TikTok, Montana, Bengaluru, Dawn, Los Angeles, Dallas