TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video and their mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. The platform is a home for creative expression through videos that create a genuine, inspiring, and joyful experience.

TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

TikTok, a subsidiary of Bytedance, first launched in China in September 2016 and outside of China in May 2017. In August 2018, musical.ly merged with TikTok, unifying the two platforms.

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Co-GMs, Australia

Nelson Ho

Kate Jhaveri

Jiayi (Ray) Cao is the Managing Director, Global Head of Monetization Product Strategy & Operations at [TikTok](/org/tiktok). He joined [TikTok](/org/tiktok) in July of 2019 as Head of NA & EU Product Marketing. Cao leads Global Product Strategy & Operations for [TikTok](/org/tiktok), including Ads Solution Commercialization, Product GTM Strategy, and Product Operations

Previously, Jiayi spent over six years at Google, most recently serving as Commercilization Lead, Google Shopping Ads. 

Jiayi earned his Bachelor of Engineering from [Shandong University](/org/shandong-university) in 2008 and his MS in Marketing from [University of Rochester](/org/university-of-rochester) in 2011.

Jiayi Cao

Vanessa Pappas is the Chief Operating Officer at [TikTok](/org/tiktok).

Vanessa was named Interim CEO, [TikTok](/org/tiktok) in August 2020 after being the General Manager for North America & ANZ region. 

She is the former Global Head of Creative Insights at YouTube where she led company-wide strategic growth initiatives that sit at the intersection of content and product.

Vanessa Pappas

As the Chief Nodal Officer and Grievance Officer, Anuj Bhatia is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with Law Enforcement Agencies across India, Security Authorities and Regulators for all the products offered by Bytedance in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Anuj Bhatia

Roland Cloutier transitioned from Chief Security Officer to an Advisory role in July 2022. Cloutier joined [TikTok](/org/tiktok) from ADP where he also served as Chief Security Officer, overseeing the company's cyber, information protection, risk, workforce protection, crisis management, and investigative security operations worldwide.

Cloutier offers to [TikTok](/org/tiktok) over 30 years of experience in cyber security and law enforcement, including over a decade serving the United States Air Force, Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs. Following his time in military and government service, Cloutier worked both as a private sector consultant and senior corporate executive at a number of organizations in the technology sector.

In addition to his professional experience, Cloutier is also a published author of numerous articles on various security topics, as well as a book, “Becoming a Global Chief Security Officer,” which provides rising security leaders valuable insights into how to better serve their organizations in the fast-changing security space.

Roland Cloutier

Tom Dudley is the Head of Security for [TikTok](/org/tiktok) AMS and EMEA. 

Before joining [TikTok](/org/tiktok) in 2019, Tom was the Regional Security Manager for EMEA and APAC at Snap Inc. 

Tom Dudley

Shouzi Chew assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer in May 2021. Chew has also acted as the Chief Financial Officer for Parent Company [ByteDance](/org/bytedance) since March 2021. Prior to [ByteDance](/org/bytedance) and [TikTok](/org/tiktok), Chew was Partner, Director and President of International at Xiaomi Technology.

Shouzi Chew

Joshua Bloom is the GM of Global Business Solutions at [TikTok](/org/tiktok) Canada. 

Before joining [TikTok](/org/tiktok) in 2019, Joshua was the Head of Auto at Facebook. 

Joshua Bloom

As the Head of product marketing in EMEA for [TikTok](/org/tiktok), Paul leads a team of product marketers and marketing managers to offer the best of [TikTok](/org/tiktok) to its creators & consumers across the continent.

Paul Marvucic

Fabien Laxague is the Head of Communications, France & Iberia for [TikTok](/org/tiktok). 

Most recently, Fabien was the International PR & Influencer Marketing Manager at [Parrot](/org/parrot), where he worked for nearly a decade. Prior to joining [Parrot](/org/parrot), Fabien served as an Account Executive at [Weber Shandwick](/org/cmgrp-inc), PEMA Media2Media, and Herald Communications.

Fabien Laxague

Irina Pavlova is the Head of Communications, Europe for [TikTok](/org/tiktok). 

Before joining [TikTok](/org/tiktok) in 2019, Irina spent over 14 years at [eBay](/org/ebay), most recently serving as Head of Communications, CEMEA region. 

Irina Pavlova

Nicky Raghavan is the Global Head of HR at [TikTok](/org/tiktok), [ByteDance](/org/bytedance). Before joining [ByteDance](/org/bytedance) in Mar 2020, Nicky was the Director of Human Resources at Snap Inc. 


Nicky Raghavan

Ross Baron is the Head of Recruiting for [TikTok](/org/tiktok) EMEA. 

Before joining [TikTok](/org/tiktok) in Mar 2019, Ross was a Recruiting Lead at Facebook. 

Ross Baron

Rebecca Sawyer is the Global Head of SMB, Global Business Solutions at [TikTok](/org/tiktok). 

Before joining [TikTok](/org/tiktok) in May 2020, Rebecca was the Head of Transformation at [Restaurant Brands International](/org/restaurant-brands-international). 

Rebecca Sawyer

Mariya Kyuzova is the Head of HR Operations for [TikTok](/org/tiktok) EMEA. 

Before joining [TikTok](/org/tiktok) in Mar 2020, Mariya was the Head of HR Shared Services and Analytics for BCS at [Unilever](/org/unilever). 

Mariya Kyuzova

Kim Albarella is the Interim Global Head of Security at [TikTok](/org/tiktok). Kim has over 20 years of experience in information security and risk management. Kim has a Bachelor's degree in computer science from the [University of Pennsylvania](/org/university-of-pennsylvania) and a Master's degree in information security from [Carnegie Mellon University](/org/carnegie-mellon-university).

Kim began their career as a software engineer at [Lockheed Martin](/org/lockheed-martin). Kim then transitioned into information security and worked at a variety of companies including ADP, where they were the Vice President of Information Security Risk and Security Advocacy. In this role, they were responsible for identifying and managing information security risks, developing and implementing security policies and procedures, and overseeing security compliance and audits.

In their current role at [TikTok](/org/tiktok), Kim is responsible for ensuring the security of the [TikTok](/org/tiktok) platform and its users' data. Kim is also responsible for developing and implementing security policies and procedures, as well as overseeing compliance with industry regulations.

Kim Albarella has a graduate certificate in business communications from [Harvard University](/org/harvard). Kim also has a BS in finance from The College of New Jersey. Kim is certified in the Rutgers Leadership Development Program, the ADP Management Development Program, and the Certification in Control Self-Assessment (CCSA) and the Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) from the Institute of Internal Auditors Inc. Kim is also a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).

Their manager is Shouzi Chew, Chief Executive Officer. They are on a team with Jiayi Cao - MD, Global Head of Product Strategy & Operations, Joshua Goodman - Global Head of Product & Process, Trust & Safety, and Isaac Bess - Senior Director, Global Head of Distribution Partnerships. Anuj Bhatia - Chief Nodal & Grievance Officer, Roland Cloutier - Advisor, Security, and Eric Han - Head of Safety report to Kim Albarella.

Kim Albarella

Natalie McLean is the current Head of Business Training & Development for [Global Business Solutions](/org/global-business-solutions) - North America at [TikTok](/org/tiktok). Prior to this, they spent three years at Indeed.com as their Global Director for Training & Development (previously Global Director for Sales Training). During their time there, they led a team of 60 training specialists and 7 managers supporting a 4500-person sales and client success organization across 23 countries. Natalie was responsible for guiding the strategy for programs, reinforcement initiatives, and performance measurement, as well as managing vendor relationships and direct spending for a $3-5M global training budget. 

Under their direction, the company saw an increase in time spent learning by 15% due to the introduction of training programs using leading-edge technology, eLearning, and learning management systems. Additionally, Natalie drove an 89% sales force retention rate and efficiencies in sales processes by creating segment- and market-specific onboarding programs followed up with targeted reinforcement training. Finally, they spearheaded a 25% YoY increase in Net Promoter Score (NPS) by launching product certification programs for the sales and customer success organization. 

In addition to their impressive work with Indeed’s training programs, Natalie also worked with HR leaders across the company to facilitate performance-based interventions that furthered a high-performance and developmental culture. Natalie was also able to pinpoint top talent by assessing the performance of training program participants to offer additional leadership development and coaching opportunities – identifying 20 future leaders who are now included in the corporate succession plan.

Natalie McLean holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management & Finance from Brooklyn College and a Master of Business Administration in Business Administration and Management, General, from the [University of Phoenix](/org/university-of-phoenix-inc). Natalie also has certification in Company Valuation & Financial Analysis from [Training The Street](/org/training-the-street) and in Diagnostic/Consultative Selling from Prime Resource Group.

They work with Tim Natividad - Head of Enterprise Sales, US, Rebecca Sawyer - Global Head of SMB, [Global Business Solutions](/org/global-business-solutions), and Darren Nicol - Global Head of Events & Industry Relations, Global Business Marketing. Natalie McLean reports to Blake Chandlee, President, [Global Business Solutions](/org/global-business-solutions).

Natalie McLean

Hilary McQuaide is the Head of Communications at [TikTok](/org/tiktok). She joined [TikTok](/org/tiktok) in June of 2017.

Most recently, Hilary was the Head of Communications at [Yik Yak](/org/yikyak) from 2015 to 2017. She has previously held communications roles at [Dropbox](/org/dropbox), Symantec, and Clearwell Systems. She began her career as an Analyst at Sequoia Capital.

Hilary earned a BA in Political Science from [Yale University](/org/yale-university) in 2005.

Hilary McQuaide

Angga Anugrah Putra is currently the GM of Operations & Marketing for Southeast Asia at [TikTok](/org/tiktok). Prior to this, they were with UCWeb Inc. from January 2018 to June 2019 as the Country Manager for Newsfeed Content Operations Indonesia. Angga was responsible for the key result in the local market by defining and executing the local operations strategy. This included overseeing day-to-day content performance and user marketing campaigns across categories, as well as working closely with the international business core team to implement company goals.

Under Angga's leadership, the Indonesia News-feed Content Operation team achieved remarkable news-feed user growth and market leadership, a sustainable content ecosystem in the local market, and effective & efficient core business operation processes.

Prior to UCWeb Inc., Angga was with Famous ID as the GM of Business & Operations from August 2016 to December 2017. Before that, they were with Kompas Gramedia, Group of Magazine, as the Business Manager from March 2009 to July 2016.

Angga Anugrah Putra is a Bachelor of Communication from [Universitas Padjadjaran](/org/universitas-padjadjaran).

Some of their coworkers include Brett Armstrong - Co-GM, Australia, Jianing Zhu - Global Head of Marketing, Music Products, and Yoichi Sato - GM, Japan. Angga Anugrah Putra reports to Vanessa Pappas, COO.

Angga Anugrah Putra

Experienced Director Of Operations with a demonstrated history of scaling teams within the tech industry. Skilled in strategy, operations management, thriving in a fast paced environment, interpersonal skills, and mentoring. Strong community and social services professional with a MSc in eCommerce from [Dublin City University](/org/dublin-city-university). 

Cormac Keenan

Anny Havercroft is the Head of Business Marketing, Australia and New Zealand at [TikTok](/org/tiktok). Anny was previously the CEO and Co-Founder of TRENDii, a social media marketing agency. Prior to that, they were the CEO of Dame Changer, an online platform for female entrepreneurs. Anny has also worked as a marketing consultant at Advvy and as an investor at Scale Investors Ltd.

They are on a team with Arjun Narayan Bettadapur Manjunath - Director of Trust and Safety, APAC, Brent Thomas - Global Public Policy Director, Australia and New Zealand. Anny Havercroft reports to Brett Armstrong, GM, Australia.

Anny Havercroft

Seth Melnick is the Head of User Operations at [TikTok](/org/tiktok). He joined [TikTok](/org/tiktok) in July of 2019.

Previously, Seth spent nearly 5 years at [Lyft](/org/lyft), where he most recently served as Senior Manager, Growth, working to build and scale their incentive programs nationally, including building growing and maintaining the new way drivers are paid. During his time at [Lyft](/org/lyft) he also served as a Senior Operations Manager and NYC Market Manager.

Seth has served as AVP, Product, Markit Registry at [IHS Markit](/org/ihs-markit) and as an Analyst at the  NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission.

Seth earned his BA from [Columbia University](/org/columbia-university) in 2009.

Seth Melnick

Waterworth offers over 20 years' experience from across the wider media and content services space. Prior to TikTok, he spent nearly a decade leading YouTube's regional marketing across EMEA. In addition to driving the launch and rollout of new services such as YouTube Premium, YouTube Music Subscription and YouTube Kids, Waterworth also led major brand-building activities including significant education and engagement programmes across key user, industry and regulatory audiences. Earlier in his career, Waterworth held senior marketing roles at the broadcaster ITV and the Extreme Sports Channel.

Richard Waterworth

Farhad Zand

As a Global Business Development Director at TikTok since December 2018, Rafaela has been leading the business development role with large contribution for the growth of Latin America markets!

Rafaela Furtado

David Ortiz is the Global Head of Product for Ads Business Systems at [TikTok](/org/tiktok). 

Most recently, David was the Engineering Director at [WeWork](/org/wework). Previously, he held senior engineering roles at SnapChat, [Salesforce](/org/salesforce), and Huddler.com. 

David earned a BS and MS from [The Ohio State University](/org/the-ohio-state-university) in Computer Science and Engineering.

David Ortiz

As Global Head of Distribution Partnerships, Isaac has established, cultivated, centralized and led a team of 30 across Business Development, Business Operations, and Strategy, with footprint in the North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.  

He leads the Unified Business Development teams globally, with an updated focus on the execution of high impact partnerships across Telecommunications, Infrastructure, Product, and Trust & Safety to drive adoption, usage, retention, brand lift and product excellence across [ByteDance](/org/bytedance)'s suite of applications. 

Isaac Bess

Timothy "Tim" Natividad is an American business executive who is currently the Head of Enterprise Sales, US at [TikTok](/org/tiktok). Tim has previously served as the SVP, Brand and Agency Solutions at [Samba TV](/org/samba-tv), the Head of Advertising Sales, Performance Marketing at Roku Inc., and as a member of the sounding board at [The Future Project](/org/the-future-project). Tim also has experience working in global search and performance advertising sales at Amazon, and as a video and display brand lead at Google.

Tim Natividad attended Amarillo High School and then [Brown University](/org/brown-university), where they earned a Bachelor's Degree in Ethnic Studies.

Tim Natividad reports to Blake Chandlee, President, [Global Business Solutions](/org/global-business-solutions). Tim Natividad works with Joshua Bloom - GM, [Global Business Solutions](/org/global-business-solutions) - Canada, Darren Nicol - Global Head of Events & Industry Relations, Global Business Marketing, and Melissa Yang - Head of Ecosystem Partnerships, [Global Business Solutions](/org/global-business-solutions).

Tim Natividad

As the Head of Creator Monetization, Dustin helps connect brands with [TikTok](/org/tiktok)'s creators to tell interesting stories, reach new audiences and meet their marketing objectives.

Dustin Goot

Ole Obermann is the Global Head of Music at [TikTok](/org/tiktok). He joined [TikTok](/org/tiktok) in October of 2019.

Most recently, Ole was the Chief Digital Officer and Executive Vice President, Strategy & Business Development at [Warner Music Group](/org/warner-music-group) from 2016 to 2019. 

Prior, Ole was Executive Vice President, Digital Partner Development & Sales at [Sony Music Entertainment](/org/sony-music-entertainment). He joined Sony in 2006 as Vice President, European Digital Business.

Ole has also held roles at Liquid Digital Media, [Walmart](/org/walmart), and McKinsey & Co.

Ole earned his BA from [Colgate University](/org/colgate-university) and his MBA from [Northwestern University](/org/northwestern-university).

Ole Obermann

Medina Tajzoy

Waseem Sayegh is the Head of Product Marketing, Strategy and Operations for [TikTok](/org/tiktok) in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Turkey & Africa. 

Before joining [TikTok](/org/tiktok) in 2020, Waseem was the VP of Marketing at Viu. 

Waseem Sayegh

 Corey Sheridan is the Head of Music Partnerships & Content Operations, North America. He joined [TikTok](/org/tiktok) in April of 2019.

Most recently, Corey was the Director of Operations at [UnitedMasters](/org/unitedmasters). He has also held roles at [SoundCloud](/org/soundcloud), [The Orchard](/org/the-orchard-enterprises), and IODA.

Corey earned his BA in Music from Fort Lewis College in 2004. 


Corey Sheridan

As the Head of Marcoms, Jeff is responsible for driving global business marketing growth through leadership of impactful paid and owned media, across B2B target segments. He facilitates effective global collaboration and best practices with regional marketers. 

Jeff Boron

Eric Han is the Head of Safety at [TikTok](/org/tiktok). He joined [TikTok](/org/tiktok) in April of 2019.

Most recently, Eric was the Senior Trust & Safety Manager at Digital Ocean from 2016 to 2019. Prior, he spent two years as Innovation & Experimentation Lead at [Uber](/org/uber). Eric also served as a Safety Policy Manager at Twitter from 2011 to 2014.

Eric earned a BA in Mass Communications from [UC Berkeley](/org/uc-berkeley) in 2008.


Eric Han

Grace Chi is the Head of Taiwan Commercialization at [TikTok](/org/tiktok). 

Before joining [TikTok](/org/tiktok) in 2019, Grace was the Head of Sales at FashionGuide. 

Grace Chi

Yoichi Sato is an experienced lead in Business and Partner development with a demonstrated history of working in the internet and media industry. 

Yoichi Sato

James Kao

Jianing Zhu is the Global Head of Marketing for Music Products at [TikTok](/org/tiktok). She joined [TikTok](/org/tiktok) in September of 2018. 

Before TikTok, Jianing was the Head of Operations - Vigo Video/ Flipagram US at [ByteDance](/org/bytedance). 

Previously, Jianing worked in Marketing for [Uber](/org/uber). She has also held roles at Mogujie and Nielsen.

Jianing Zhu

Lee Hunter is the co-GM of Australia at [TikTok](/org/tiktok). He is also an Advisor for Talisium. 



Lee Hunter

Chris Sanders

Tom Skinner is the Executive Creative Director for [TikTok](/org/tiktok) UK & Europe. Tom is also a Partner at Seven Seconds and an Owner of Little Big Bookshop. 

Tom Skinner

Brent Thomas is the Global Public Policy Director for [TikTok](/org/tiktok) Australia and New Zealand. 

Before joining [TikTok](/org/tiktok), Brent was the Director of Public Policy APAC at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb). 

Brent Thomas

Brett Armstrong is the co-GM for [TikTok](/org/tiktok) Australia. He oversees the commercial business including brand partnerships, client solutions, business marketing and sales operations.

Before joining [TikTok](/org/tiktok), Brett was the Country Manager for New Zealand at Google. 

Brett Armstrong

Blake Chandlee is the President of Global Business Solutions at [TikTok](/org/tiktok). 

Before joining [TikTok](/org/tiktok) in Apr 2019, Blake was the VP of Global Partnerships at Facebook. 

Blake Chandlee

Melissa Yang is the Head of Ecosystem Partnerships, Global Business Solutions at [TikTok](/org/tiktok). 

Before joining [TikTok](/org/tiktok) in Aug 2019, Melissa was the Director of Data Acquisition and Strategy at Checkr Inc. 

Melissa Yang

 Prinda Udomwong is the Country Head of Communications for Thailand at [TikTok](/org/tiktok). She is responsible for leading the strategic development of communications initiatives across consumer and brand communication, product and safety communication, policy communication and thought leadership for [TikTok](/org/tiktok) in Thailand; managing [TikTok](/org/tiktok)’s brand awareness and reputation in the country; and driving [TikTok](/org/tiktok)'s product education and experience for Thai digital natives. She joined [TikTok](/org/tiktok) in May of 2019.

Previously, Prinda was the Head of Communications at LINE Corp. She has also held communications roles at Chevrolet Thailand and Samsung Electronics.

Prinda Udomwong

Jorge Ruiz is the Head of Marketing Science at [TikTok](/org/tiktok). He joined [TikTok](/org/tiktok) in December of 2019.

Most recently, Jorge was the Head of Agency Measurement at Facebook. He joined Facebook in 2013 as Global Ecosystem Measurement Manager, responsible for helping agencies develop, execute, and improve advertising effectiveness measurement solutions.

Previously, Jorge spent a decade at [Ogilvy](/org/oglivy), ultimately serving as Partner, Director of Media Analytics. 

Jorge earned his BA in International Affairs from [American University](/org/american-university) in 1999 and his MS in Direct and Interactive Marketing from NYU in 2003.

Jorge Ruiz

As the Head of Events, Yvette develops relationships with key cross-functional partners to make sure we develop a consistent strategy that drives progress on key marketing and business objectives. 

Yvette Banks

Julia Yan is the Head of Growth at [TikTok](/org/tiktok). 

Before joining [TikTok](/org/tiktok), Julia worked in Product Marketing at Amazon. 

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