NEW YORK — TikTok’s global trust and safety unit is getting a new leader, the company confirmed.
Cormac Keenan, who has led trust and safety for the social media giant since 2020 from its Dublin, Ireland, office, is stepping back into a strategic advisory role working with the company’s senior leadership team, CEO Shou Chew said in an internal memo to employees recently. Keenan will also serve on the board of the company’s Irish entity.
Following Keenan’s move, TikTok’s global trust and safety unit will now fall under the leadership of Adam Presser, the company’s Los Angeles-based head of operations.
However, TikTok’s trust and safety staff will otherwise remain in place as-is, according to the company.
“I want to take this opportunity to personally thank Cormac on behalf of all of us, for his many critical contributions in making TikTok a safe space for creativity and expression,” Chew said in the note to employees, a portion of which was viewed by CNN.
Chew on Tuesday also announced that two other TikTok senior leaders in Europe are leaving the company entirely: Both Theo Bertram, formerly vice president of government relations and public policy in Europe, and Rich Waterworth, general manager of operations who led content efforts in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, are leaving the company for other opportunities.
The leadership changes come as TikTok continues to face scrutiny in the United States, Europe and elsewhere over the safety and security of its platform.
