TikTok COO to step down from company after nearly five years in role

V Pappas joined TikTok in 2018 (PA)

TikTok’s chief operating officer, V Pappas, is leaving the popular social media platform after nearly five years in the role.

In a note sent to employees on Thursday and later shared on Twitter, Pappas, who uses plural pronouns, said now that the company has achieved a lot of success, they felt it was the right time to move on and focus on “entrepreneurial passions.”