ByteDance names ex-Disney executive as COO and TikTok CEO

New hire Kevin Mayer ran entertainment giant's streaming and international business

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Then-Disney executive Kevin Mayer on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in October 2019.  © Reuters

YIFAN YU, Nikkei staff writer

PALO ALTO, U.S. -- Chinese technology giant ByteDance has appointed longtime media executive Kevin Mayer as its chief operating officer and as the new CEO of its TikTok short-video app, the company announced Monday.

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