Meet TikTok's new CEO Kevin Mayer, the former Disney

Meet TikTok's new CEO Kevin Mayer, the former Disney executive who's behind the explosive growth of Disney Plus and has the nickname 'Buzz Lightyear'

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Published 20 May 2020

· Kevin Mayer is the new CEO of TikTok, the viral short-form video-sharing app announced on Monday.
· Mayer left his role as the head of streaming at Disney, where he launched Disney Plus in November 2019.
· At Disney, Mayer was instrumental in the company's acquisitions of Marvel, Pixar, Lucasfilm, and 21st Century...

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Meet TikTok's new CEO Kevin Mayer, the former Disney executive who's behind the explosive growth of Disney Plus and has the nickname 'Buzz Lightyear'

Meet TikTok's new CEO Kevin Mayer, the former Disney executive who's behind the explosive growth of Disney Plus and has the nickname 'Buzz Lightyear'

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