Nick Clegg, the former UK politician turned Facebook executive, has been promoted. Clegg is now the President of Global Affairs at Meta, a position that reports directly to Mark Zuckerberg.
Clegg was already seeing many of Meta’s political positions as Vice President of Global Affairs and Communications, a position that reported to COO Sheryl Sandberg. But the new title underscores how much Zuckerberg has trusted the former deputy prime minister as Facebook grapples with various scandals, investigations and the prospect of increased government regulation.
He joined Facebook after his political career abruptly imploded. Facebook employees hoped he could help the company improve its tarnished reputation after Cambridge Analytica and guide its interactions with lawmakers and government officials.
“Nick will now lead our company on all of our policy issues, including how we interact with governments as they consider adopting new policies and regulations, as well as how we publicly defend our products and our work,” Zuckerberg wrote. . “As Nick takes on this new leadership role, this will allow me to focus more of my energy on leading the company as we build new products for the future and will support Sheryl as she continues to focus on the success of our business. ”
The new role comes amid some larger changes at the company now known as Meta. In addition to an imminent social media pivot to the metaverse, the company also just rebranded its news feed and informed employees that it will now be known as
In a comment on Zuckerberg’s Facebook post, Clegg wrote that the company is at “an important inflection point.” “Our existing and future products will continue to be the subject of intense interest and social debate. I look forward to playing a role in this debate on our behalf and ensuring we have the right policies in place to reflect our responsibilities and support the construction of innovative new products for years to come!”
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