CALIFORNIA: Facebook Chief Product Officer Chris Cox and Head of WhatsApp Chris Daniels have resigned from their posts, announced Mark Zuckerberg, founder of the social media giant, reported BBC.
The changes come shortly after Mr Zuckerberg outlined his plan to transform Facebook into a “privacy-focused platform.”
However, no explicit reason behind their departure has been mentioned.
Mr Cox joined in 2005, a year after Facebook was founded, while Mr Daniels took up his role only a year ago.
According to the report, Facebook is planning to merge WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger to revamp privacy controls.
Mr Cox, a confidante of Mr Zuckerberg, started as a software engineer at the firm and helped to build several key features including News Feed.
He also held several senior roles, heading up human resources and helping to launch Facebook’s business platform Workplace.
(Agencies)
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