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Iranian-American businessman, former CEO of YouTube From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Salar Kamangar (Persian: سالار کمانگر; born 1977 in Tehran) is an Iranian-American senior executive at Google and former CEO of Google's YouTube brand.
Salar Kamangar | |
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Kamangar in 2008 | |
| Born | 1977 (age 46–47) |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Occupation(s) | Google executive Former CEO of YouTube |
| Predecessor | Chad Hurley |
| Successor | Susan Wojcicki |
Salar Kamangar, born in Tehran,[3][4] holds a bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences with honors from Stanford University and was the 9th employee to join Google.[5] He joined after graduating from Stanford in 1998.[5]
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.[5][6][7] He was replaced as CEO of YouTube on February 5, 2014. His successor at YouTube was Susan Wojcicki.[8]
Before 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.
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