Dade Hayes Finance EditorKevin Mayer offered his first public comments Thursday about his stunning exit from Disney and his outlook for TikTok’s path to further growth.
He took over June 1 as the fast-rising company’s CEO and COO of its parent, ByteDance.“There comes a time in everyone’s career where you need to make a choice,” he said. “It seemed like the right time.
I’m not getting any younger. If you really want to make a big splash, there’s just a timing factor to that. And there aren’t many companies like ByteDance and TikTok.”Mayer, 58, added that he will “always have a huge amount of fondness for Disney.” He offered the remarks during an hourlong virtual conversation with Peter Csathy, a seasoned digital investor and a former.
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