Meta introduced on Monday that it has appointed former Trump advisor Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chairman of the corporate. Meta stated Powell McCormick shall be a member of the corporate’s administration staff and can assist information Meta’s total technique and execution.
“Dina’s expertise on the highest ranges of worldwide finance, mixed together with her deep relationships around the globe, makes her uniquely suited to assist Meta handle this subsequent section of development as the corporate’s President and Vice Chairman,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated in a weblog publish.
Earlier than becoming a member of Meta, Powell McCormick was working as deputy nationwide safety advisor to President Donald Trump.
Trump celebrated the information on Reality Social in a publish studying: “Congratulations to DINA POWELL MCCORMICK, WHO HAS JUST BEEN NAMED THE NEW PRESIDENT OF META. An excellent alternative by Mark Z!!! She is a unbelievable, and really proficient, individual, who served the Trump Administration with power and distinction.”
Powell McCormick beforehand served beneath Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice throughout the George W. Bush administration. She additionally spent 16 years at Goldman Sachs as a companion in senior management roles.
Final week, Meta employed Curtis Joseph Mahoney, a former Microsoft authorized government who additionally served as a deputy U.S. commerce consultant throughout Trump’s first time period.
