Neal Mohan, an Indian-American and former Chief Product Officer of YouTube, has been promoted to the position of CEO of YouTube.
Mohan has been with Google, the parent company of YouTube, since 2008 and has also worked with Microsoft.
Susan Wojcicki, who had been the CEO of YouTube since 2014, stepped down from her role to focus on family, health, and personal objectives.
Mohan is regarded as a natural successor to Wojcicki and is praised for his understanding of YouTube's product, business, creator and user communities, and employees.