Zhang Yiming, the founder of ByteDance has stepped down as chairman of TikTok after announcing he would step down as CEO in May, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

New CEO Liang Rubo has taken over as chairman of the company's five-person board, which also includes General Atlantic, Sequoia Capital, Coatue Management, and Susquehanna International Group, the person said, adding that the decision was made this year.

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It was not immediately clear when Zhang relinquished the chairman title and whether there have been any changes to his more than 50 per cent&nbsp;voting rights at the company.

ByteDance said in May that Zhang would move to a "key strategy" position at the end of the year. The person said that plan was unchanged. ByteDance did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Zhang's surprise announcement in May saw his college roommate and co-founder Liang take the lead in navigating the company through a rising wave of new regulations targeting Big Tech.

The move comes after the company on Tuesday announced a major organisational reshuffle at ByteDance to create six business units. It also said that TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew would step down as its parent ByteDance's chief financial officer (CFO) to focus on running the short video platform full time.

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A number of founders at some of China's most well-known tech companies have in recent months given up overseeing daily operations amid a wide-ranging clampdown by Chinese regulators on large swathes of the economy.

Last week, short-video apps owner Kuaishou said its co-founder, Su Hua, had stepped down as CEO.&nbsp;E-commerce company Pinduoduo founder Huang Zheng also stepped down as chairman this year, having earlier relinquished his CEO title. Alibaba founder Jack Ma retired as chairman of the e-commerce giant in 2019.

Zhang Yiming, the founder of ByteDance has stepped down as chairman of TikTok after announcing he would step down as CEO in May, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

Zhang Yiming, the founder of ByteDance has stepped down as chairman of TikTok after announcing he would step down as CEO in May, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. New CEO Liang Rubo has taken over as chairman of the company's five-person board, which also includes General Atlantic, Sequoia Capital, Coatue Management, and Susquehanna International Group, the person said, adding that the decision was made this year. Also Read | China lambasts US for 'backpedalling' on climate policies after Biden chided Jinping It was not immediately clear when Zhang relinquished the chairman title and whether there have been any changes to his more than 50 per cent voting rights at the company. ByteDance said in May that Zhang would move to a "key strategy" position at the end of the year. The person said that plan was unchanged. ByteDance did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Zhang's surprise announcement in May saw his college roommate and co-founder Liang take the lead in navigating the company through a rising wave of new regulations targeting Big Tech. The move comes after the company on Tuesday announced a major organisational reshuffle at ByteDance to create six business units. It also said that TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew would step down as its parent ByteDance's chief financial officer (CFO) to focus on running the short video platform full time. Also Read | China opposes US revocation of China Telecom licence A number of founders at some of China's most well-known tech companies have in recent months given up overseeing daily operations amid a wide-ranging clampdown by Chinese regulators on large swathes of the economy. Last week, short-video apps owner Kuaishou said its co-founder, Su Hua, had stepped down as CEO. E-commerce company Pinduoduo founder Huang Zheng also stepped down as chairman this year, having earlier relinquished his CEO title. Alibaba founder Jack Ma retired as chairman of the e-commerce giant in 2019.

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming steps down as chairman, leaves board: Source

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ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming steps down as chairman, leaves board: Source