Instagram co-founders name new head of company
Adam Mosseri, a former vice president of Instagram, was named the head of the company on
Monday.
The company’s co-founders, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger , said they were “thrilled to hand over the reins to a product leader with a strong design background and a focus on craft and simplicity”. They also appreciated “Mosseri’s deep understanding of the importance of community.”
“These are the values and principles that have been essential to us at Instagram since the day we started, and we’re excited for Adam to carry them forward,” they said in a statement posted on the company’s information center.
Mosseri, a former designer who joined the Facebook team in 2008 will be responsible for overseeing the functions of the business and recruiting a new executive team including a head of engineering, head of product and head of operations, according to the center’s website.
“Since we announced our departure, many people have asked us what we hope for the future of Instagram. To us, the most important thing is keeping our community — all of you — front and center in all that Instagram does. We believe that Adam will hold true to these values and that Instagram will continue to thrive.
“We remain excited for the future of Instagram in the coming years as we transition from being leaders at Instagram to being just two users in a billion. We’re confident that under Adam’s leadership, Instagram will evolve and improve and we look forward to the future of the product and community,” reads part of the co-founders’ statement.