Shouzi Chew joins TikTok as its new CEO

TikTok has appointed Shouzi Chew, a Singaporean national, as its Chief Executive Officer, the company announced on Friday. 

According to the media reports, Chew who is based in Singapore was named as CFO of TikTok's parent company ByteDance this year in March, will continue in that role. TikTok's interim head Vanessa Pappas, based in Los Angeles, will be the new Chief Operating Officer of the company.

Before joining TikTok, Chew was associated with Xiaomi Technology for more than 5 years.