TikTok Leadership Shake-Up Lifts Presser’s Role

As TikTok nears another deadline to sell its U.S. business, the company is shaking up some of its senior roles. 

In a note to staff Thursday, which The Information reviewed, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said that Adam Presser, TikTok’s head of operations and trust & safety, will become head of USDS—a unit the company created to secure U.S. user data. It’s a step up for Presser, who has been at TikTok since 2022 and is already one of the most senior U.S. executives.