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 shall 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 worldwide finance, mixed together with her deep relationships world wide, 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 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 Truth Social in a post studying: “Congratulations to DINA POWELL MCCORMICK, WHO HAS JUST BEEN NAMED THE NEW PRESIDENT OF META. A fantastic selection by Mark Z!!! She is a incredible, and really proficient, particular person, who served the Trump Administration with energy and distinction.”
Powell McCormick beforehand served below Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice throughout the George W. Bush administration. She additionally spent 16 years at Goldman Sachs as a associate in senior management roles.
Final week, Meta hired Curtis Joseph Mahoney, a former Microsoft authorized government who additionally served as a deputy U.S. commerce consultant throughout Trump’s first time period.
