Meta announced on Monday that it has appointed former Trump advisor Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chairman of the corporate. Meta mentioned Powell McCormick will likely be a member of the corporate’s administration crew and can assist information Meta’s total technique and execution.
“Dina’s expertise on the highest ranges of world finance, mixed along with her deep relationships around the globe, makes her uniquely suited to assist Meta handle this subsequent part of development as the corporate’s President and Vice Chairman,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg mentioned within the weblog submit.
Powell McCormick served as deputy nationwide safety advisor to President Donald Trump.
Trump celebrated the information on Truth Social in a post studying: “Congratulations to DINA POWELL MCCORMICK, WHO HAS JUST BEEN NAMED THE NEW PRESIDENT OF META. An ideal selection by Mark Z!!! She is a implausible, and really proficient, individual, who served the Trump Administration with power and distinction.”
Powell McCormick beforehand served underneath Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice through the George W. Bush administration. She additionally spent 16 years at Goldman Sachs as a companion in senior management roles.
Final week, Meta hired Curtis Joseph Mahoney, a former Microsoft authorized govt who additionally served as a deputy U.S. commerce consultant throughout Trump’s first time period.
