Salar Kamangar
Salar Kamangar | |
|---|---|
 Kamangar in 2008 | |
| 2nd CEO of YouTube | |
| In office October 29, 2010 – February 5, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Chad Hurley |
| Succeeded by | Susan Wojcicki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1977 (age 46–47) Tehran,[1] Iran |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Occupation | Google executive Former CEO of YouTube |
Salar Kamangar (Persian: سالار کمانگر;[2] born 1977 in Tehran)[3][1] is an Iranian-American senior executive at Google and former CEO of Google's YouTube brand.[4]
Early childhood and education
Salar Kamangar (born in Tehran, Iran) holds a bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences with honors from Stanford University and was the 9th employee to join Google.[4] He joined after graduating from Stanford in 1998.[4]
On October 29, 2010, it was announced that Salar "SK" Kamangar, who was in charge of day-to-day activities, would replace Chad Hurley as CEO of YouTube.[4][5][6] He was replaced as CEO of YouTube on February 5, 2014. His successor at YouTube is Susan Wojcicki.[7]
Prior to that, Kamangar created the company's first business plan and was responsible for its legal and finance functions.[citation needed] From there, he became a founding member of Google's product team,[citation needed] where he worked on consumer projects including the acquisition of DejaNews and the subsequent launch of Google Groups.
References
- ^ a b "Salar Kamangar, Iranian-American Leading YouTube". Payvand.com. 2010-11-15. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ Persian pronunciation: [sɒːˌlɒːɾe kæmɒnˈɡæɾ]
- ^ "PSA Elections 1997". Stanford.edu. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ a b c d "Salar Kamangar, YouTube CEO, talks about the video site's future". The Mercury News. Digital First Media. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "YouTube Co-Founder Steps Down as CEO". Myfoxdfw.com. 2010-10-29. Archived from the original on 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ "Salar Kamangar Parsa Community Foundation". Parsacf.org. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ . Reuters http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/02/05/us-google-youtube-idINBREA141Y420140205. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
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